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Shady Grove, Houston County, Texas

Coordinates: 31°14′03″N 95°19′26″W / 31.23417°N 95.32389°W / 31.23417; -95.32389
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Shady Grove, Houston County, Texas
Shady Grove is located in Texas
Shady Grove
Shady Grove
Shady Grove is located in the United States
Shady Grove
Shady Grove
Coordinates: 31°14′03″N 95°19′26″W / 31.23417°N 95.32389°W / 31.23417; -95.32389
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Elevation
308 ft (94 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code936
GNIS feature ID1382742[1]

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

History

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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

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Shady Grove is located on U.S. Highway 287, approximately 10 miles southeast of Crockett in southeastern Houston County.[2]

Education

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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

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shady Grove, Houston County, Texas
  2. ^ 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)
  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.