The seat of
Limestone County, Groesbeck is located just east of
Waco halfway to
Buffalo on Hwys 14 and 164.
Groesbeck was incorporated in 1871 and experienced a brief boom as a railroad stop, but its population had decreased by 1880, and for a time the city incorporation was dropped.
In 1942 Groesbeck reported a population of 2,272 and 110 businesses, and in 1991 a population of 3,318 and 138 businesses, including a bank.
Lake Mexia and Lake Limestone are nearby.
