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]

Elm Grove sign is on FM 2614 looking to the northwest. The corn is brown from the mid-summer 2013 drought.
The Elm Grove Cemetery is located at County Roads 240 and 267.
County Road 267 goes southwest from the Elm Grove Cemetery.

Notes

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

Municipalities and communities of Wharton County, Texas, United States

County seat: Wharton

Cities	East Bernard El Campo Wharton

CDPs	Boling-Iago, Texas Hungerford Louise

Other unincorporated communities	Bonus Burr Danevang Dinsmore Egypt Elm Grove Glen Flora Hahn Hillje Jones Creek Lane City Lissie Mackay Magnet Newgulf New Taiton Pierce Sand Ridge Spanish Camp

Ghost towns	Don-Tol Dorman Nedra Nottawa Peach Creek Plainview Preston Round Mott Sandies Taiton Waterville

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