Elm Grove is an
unincorporated community
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in
Cherokee County,
Texas
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, United States.
According to the
Handbook of Texas
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, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the
Tyler-
Jacksonville
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Micropolitan area.
History
Elm Grove was founded sometime before 1900. The community had several stores, three churches, and several homes in the mid-1930s. Many residents left the area, but all three churches and two stores remained in the late 1980s. Its population was 50 in 2000.
Geography
Elm Grove is located on
Texas State Highway 110
State Highway 110 (SH 110) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Grand Saline, Texas, Grand Saline to Rusk, Texas, Rusk.
Route description
SH 110 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 84 in Texas, US 84 and Texas S ...
, northeast of
Rusk
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in east-central Cherokee County.
It is located southeast of
Jacksonville
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and south of
Tyler.
Education
Elm Grove had a school in the mid-1930s, which remained in the late 1980s.
Today the community is served by the
Rusk Independent School District
Rusk Independent School District is a public school district based in Rusk, Texas, United States.
The district serves the cities of Rusk, Gallatin, and Reklaw, rural areas in central Cherokee County (including Maydelle) and a small portion ...
.
See also
*
List of unincorporated communities in Texas
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Texas, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, ghost towns, or census-designated places.
See also
*List of cities i ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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