San Pedro is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States.

History

San Pedro was founded in the 1840s and had a post office from 1848 to 1857 and from 1858 to 1905. A Presbyterian Church was organized in 1889. In the 1930s the community consisted of a church, a cemetery, and several houses. By the 1990s, only the church, cemetery, and scattered houses remained.

Geography

San Pedro is located along San Pedro Creek at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2022 and Farm to Market Road 2423, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Crockett.

Education

San Pedro had its own school in 1889 that closed sometime after 1900. Today, the community is served by the Grapeland Independent School District.