Pine Grove, Cherokee County, Texas
Pine Grove is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
History
Pine Grove today was established in the mid-nineteenth century. Its population decreased after World War II. Its population was 30 in 2000.
Geography
Pine Grove is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 747 and 2138, 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Rusk in western Cherokee County.
Education
Pine Grove had its own school in 1896 and had 88 students. It was still standing in the mid-1930s and early-1990s. Today, the community is served by the Jacksonville Independent School District.
Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Grove, Cherokee County, Texas
- ^ Long, Christopher (May 1, 1995). "Pine Grove, TX (Cherokee County)". tshaonline.org.