Once the centre of a vibrant local community, with a wheat silo, town hall, school, tennis courts, cricket ground and post office and general store, Mogriguy experienced a severe decline with the construction of the sealed Mogriguy/Dubbo road, which allowed easy access to the much larger centre of Dubbo.
Mogriguy's former status as a vibrant local center began to fade after the construction of a sealed road that linked it to the larger town of Dubbo, making it more convenient for people to visit and shop in Dubbo.