Elm Grove, Wharton County, Texas

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.

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

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.[2]

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.[3]

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  Elm Grove Cemetery
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  County Road 267 southwest from Elm Grove Cemetery

Notes

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