Elm Grove is an
unincorporated community
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at the northern edge of
Wharton County, in the
U.S. state
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of
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. The very small community is situated on
Farm to Market Road 2614, (FM 2614) to the south of
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, which is in
Colorado County.
History
Elm Grove is located approximately northwest of
Wharton. A 1936 county roadmap noted that there were several homes in the area. By the 1980s there were still two commercial establishments, a few houses, a cemetery, and a church.
Geography
Elm Grove is on FM 2614, a distance of to the west of
Farm to Market Road 102 (FM 102) at
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. The Elm Grove Cemetery is 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.
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in Colorado County is to the west of Elm Grove, as is the
Colorado River
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Education
In 1912, there was a school for African-American children in the community, which was still in existence in 1936.
Today, the community is served by the
East Bernard Independent School District.
Gallery
File:Elm Grove TX Cemetery.JPG, Elm Grove Cemetery
File:Elm Grove TX Vista.JPG, County Road 267 southwest from Elm Grove Cemetery
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Unincorporated communities in Wharton County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas