Center Grove, Texas

Center Grove, Texas
Ghost town
Center Grove is located in Texas
Center Grove
Center Grove
Center Grove is located in the United States
Center Grove
Center Grove
Coordinates: 31°10′03″N 95°23′04″W / 31.16750°N 95.38444°W / 31.16750; -95.38444
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Elevation
233 ft (71 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID2034897[1]

Center Grove is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

Center Grove was founded in 1925 through the consolidation of Pine Grove and Center Hill. In the 1930s, Center Grove had a few houses in its vicinity. As of 1990, it still consists of several houses. Its last population estimate was in 1966 when its population was 300.[2]

Geography

It is located on Farm to Market Road 1309, 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Lovelady in southern Houston County.[2]

Education

Center Grove had a school in the mid-1930s and 1966.[2] Students now attend Lovelady Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Grove, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Center Grove, TX (Houston County) from the Handbook of Texas Online


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