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Mormon Grove

Ghost town · Grayson County, Texas

Dorchester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Dorchester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mormon Grove is a ghost town in Grayson County, Texas. It is one of 3 former communities in Grayson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mormon Grove as a historical populated place on the Dorchester topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.5618° N, 96.6989° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDorchester
Elevation891 ft
Nearest living townDorchester, TX
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1385442
Coordinates33.56177, -96.69888

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What's there now

Mormon Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dorchester, TX (population 50), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 891 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mormon Grove?

Mormon Grove is in Grayson County, Texas, at 33.5618, -96.6989.

How many ghost towns are in Grayson County?

Grayson County, Texas has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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