Smith Grove, Texas

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Smith Grove, Texas
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Coordinates: 31°08′21″N95°23′08″W / 31.13917°N 95.38556°W / 31.13917; -95.38556
Country United States
State Texas
County Houston
Elevation
233 ft (71 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 936
GNIS feature ID1380558 [1]

Smith Grove is a rural ghost town in Houston County, Texas. [1]

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History

The area in what is known as Smith Grove today was founded sometime before 1900. It had a church, a store, and several scattered houses in the mid-1930s. These details remained the same in the mid-1960s, with another church being built and most of the residents moving elsewhere after World War II. It was declared a dispersed, rural community in the early 1990s. [2]

Geography

Smith Grove is located about 4 miles east of Lovelady at the intersection of FM's 1280 and 1309. [2]

Education

Smith Grove is served by the Lovelady Independent School District.

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