Elm Grove, Cherokee County, Texas

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Elm Grove, Cherokee County, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Elm Grove
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Elm Grove
Coordinates: 31°52′19″N95°06′05″W / 31.8718375°N 95.1013317°W / 31.8718375; -95.1013317
Country United States
State Texas
County Cherokee
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1378256 [1]

Elm Grove is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville Micropolitan area.

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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. [2]

Geography

Elm Grove is located on Texas State Highway 110, 6 mi (9.7 km) northeast of Rusk in east-central Cherokee County. [2] It is located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Jacksonville and 39 miles (63 km) south of Tyler.

Education

Elm Grove had a school in the mid-1930s, which remained in the late 1980s. [2] Today the community is served by the Rusk Independent School District.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elm Grove
  2. 1 2 3 Long, Christopher (January 1, 1995). "Elm Grove, TX (Cherokee County)". tshaonline.org.
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