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Shady Grove, Houston County, Texas

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Ghost town in Texas, United States
Shady Grove, Houston County, Texas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 31°14′03″N 95°19′26″W / 31.23417°N 95.32389°W / 31.23417; -95.32389
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Elevation308 ft (94 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code936
GNIS feature ID1382742

Shady Grove is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States.

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.

Geography

Shady Grove is located on U.S. Highway 287, approximately 10 miles southeast of Crockett in southeastern Houston County.

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.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shady Grove, Houston County, Texas
  2. ^ 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)
  3. "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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County seat: Crockett
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