Smith Grove, Texas | |
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  Smith Grove  Smith Grove | |
| Coordinates: 31°08′21″N95°23′08″W / 31.13917°N 95.38556°W | |
| 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 ID | 1380558 [1] |
Smith Grove is a rural ghost town in Houston County, Texas. [1]
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]
Smith Grove is located about 4 miles east of Lovelady at the intersection of FM's 1280 and 1309. [2]
Smith Grove is served by the Lovelady Independent School District.
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