Percilla, Texas

Percilla, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°32′50″N95°23′57″W / 31.54722°N 95.39917°W / 31.54722; -95.39917
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Houston
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	936
GNIS feature ID	1365059 [1]

Percilla, also known as Evergreen, is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 95 in 2000.

Geography

Percilla is located at the intersections of Farm to Market Roads 2022 and 228, 6 mi (9.7 km) northeast of Grapeland, 18 mi (29 km) northeast of Crockett, 7 mi (11 km) south of Slocum, and 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Waneta in north-central Houston County. ^[2]

Education

Percilla had a school called Evergreen School in 1879. It continued to operate in the mid-1930s, then closed sometime after World War II. ^[3] Today, the community is served by the Grapeland Independent School District.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Percilla, Texas
2. "Percilla, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
3. Percilla, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online