PALAVA, TEXAS. Palava, on a county road three miles east of
State Highway 70 and twelve miles southeast of Roby in south
central Fisher County, was originally called Center Point. The
post office opened around 1900, and the town served as a trade
and cotton-ginning community, with stores, schools, and
churches. A gradual decline began in the 1930s. By 1940 the post
office was discontinued, and the town had a population of 100
and two businesses. By 1970 only three houses were left. The
population was twelve in 1980 and 1990. E. L. Yeats and E. H.
Shelton, History of Fisher County, (n.p.: Feather, 1971). The
following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th
edition, is the preferred citation for this article."PALAVA,
TX," Handbook of Texas Online
(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnp02),
accessed June 20, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical
Association.