Shady Grove, Houston County, Texas
Ghost town in Texas, United States
31°14′03″N 95°19′26″W / 31.23417°N 95.32389°W / 31.23417; -95.32389Shady Grove is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1]
History
Shady Grove was settled in the 1850s. It soon got a post office but closed in 1866. A Baptist church was built in the mid-1860s and was rebuilt in 1896. In the mid-1930s, the church, a cemetery, and a few houses were in the area. These details remained the same in the mid-1960s, even though World War II caused most of the residents to move away. By the 1990s it was all but abandoned.[2]
Geography
Shady Grove is located on U.S. Highway 287, approximately 10 miles southeast of Crockett in southeastern Houston County.[2]
Education
Most students in Shady Grove attend the Crockett Independent School District. The west side of County Road 4150 is in the Lovelady Independent School District.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shady Grove, Houston County, Texas
- ^ a b H., BISHOP, ELIZA (June 15, 2010). "SHADY GROVE, TX [HOUSTON COUNTY]". tshaonline.org. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Crockett ISD :: School District Map of the Crockett ISD". MapTechnica. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- "Lovelady ISD :: School District Map of the Lovelady ISD ::". MapTechnica. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Texas, United States
County seat: Crockett
communities
- Ash
- Augusta
- Austonio
- Belott
- Berea
- Burrantown
- Center Hill
- Coltharp
- Cooper
- Creath
- Creek
- Cut
- Fodice
- Germany
- Givens Hill
- Guiceland
- Hagerville
- Hickory Creek
- Holly
- Hopewell
- Livelyville
- Lone Pine
- Mapleton
- Mound City‡
- Pennington‡
- Percilla
- Pleasant Grove
- Porter Springs
- Randolph
- Ratcliff
- Refuge
- Reynard
- Stubblefield
- Tadmor
- Volga
- Weches
- Weldon
- Wesley Chapel
- Wheeler Springs
- Allen Chapel
- Antioch
- Arbor Grove
- Center Grove
- Druso
- Easley Chapel
- Elkins
- Halls Bluff
- Liberty Hill
- Mount Vernon
- Pearson's Chapel
- Plain
- Plainview
- Pleasant Hill
- Post Oak
- Prairie Point
- San Pedro
- Sand Ridge
- Shady Grove
- Shiloh
- Smith Grove
- Sorghumville
- Vistula
- Waneta
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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