Founded in 1907 by a realty firm, Fluvanna was named by the townsite surveyor for his native county in Virginia. When the Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railroad reached this point in September 1909, a three-day picnic was held, and buildings at Light, Texas, a mile east, were moved here. The town developed into an important cattle shipping point as long market drives were abandoned, and by 1912 it had two wagon yards and two blacksmith shops among many businesses. Later it shipped much cotton before railroad service here ceased in 1942, and it is now a prosperous agricultural community on good highways.