Elm Grove, Wharton County, Texas

Elm Grove, Texas
Unincorporated community
Elm Grove, Texas

Location within the state of Texas

Coordinates: 29°26′32″N 96°19′33″W / 29.44222°N 96.32583°W / 29.44222; -96.32583Coordinates: 29°26′32″N 96°19′33″W / 29.44222°N 96.32583°W / 29.44222; -96.32583
Country United States
State Texas
County Wharton
Elevation 138 ft (42 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 77434
Area code(s) 979
GNIS feature ID 1378254[1]

Elm Grove is an Unincorporated community at the northern edge of Wharton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The very small community is situated on Farm to Market Road 2614 (FM 2614) to the south of Eagle Lake which is in Colorado County.

Geography

Elm Grove is on FM 2614 a distance of 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to the west of Farm to Market Road 102 (FM 102) at Bonus. The Elm Grove Cemetery is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north-northeast of FM 2614 at County Road 267. The addresses in the area all bear the same zip code as Eagle Lake, 77434. FM 2614 crosses the Colorado County line a short distance to the west. Garwood in Colorado County is to the west of Elm Grove, as is the Colorado River.[2]

History

Elm Grove is located approximately 16 miles (25.7 km) northwest of Wharton. In 1912, there was a school for African-American children in the community. A 1936 county roadmap noted that there was a school and a number of homes in the area. By the 1980s there were still two commercial establishments, a few houses, a cemetery and a church.[3]

Notes

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elm Grove, Wharton County, Texas
  2. Google (July 13, 2013). "Elm Grove, Wharton County, Texas" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  3. Kleiner, Diana J. "Handbook of Texas Online: ELM GROVE, TX (WHARTON COUNTY)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
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