Bartonville grew out of early post-Texas Revolution settlements in Denton County. Denton Creek, which split into the Loving Branch and the Sharps Branch, provided fresh water to the town. Early subsistence farmers found fertile sandy soil for crops including peanuts, wheat, corn, cotton, and barley. In 1881, brothers Bentley B. Barton and James M. Barton purchased ten acres near the southeast corner of the A. R. Loving Survey. Situated along the Old Wagon Trail (FM 407) and the crossroad between Denton, Grapevine, and Lewisville, the site became a valuable center of commerce. Bentley’s store prospered, selling goods and milling wheat grown by local farmers. The town was first known as Barton’s Mill, then changed to Bartonville by 1883. With the store as its hub, the community grew with the help of founding families including the Breedings, Brooms, Jeters, and McMakins. Under its numerous owners for 130 years, the Bartonville Store remained a lasting center of local commerce for the community and a landmark identifier for the town. In 1960, Bartonville residents voted to incorporate the town to prevent annexation by the city of Irving. The borders of the newly incorporated town made it the largest in the county with nearly 30 square miles, including present Double Oak and Copper Canyon. In 1964, Bartonville was disincorporated, and in 1973 a smaller geographical town was reincorporated with the Bartonville Store still at its hub. The store permanently closed in 2013 but is viewed as the original cornerstone of this rural community.