Percilla, Texas | |
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  Percilla  Percilla | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′50″N95°23′57″W / 31.54722°N 95.39917°W | |
| 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.
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]
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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |