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Pecan Grove

Ghost town · Coryell County, Texas

Oglesby quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Oglesby quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pecan Grove is a ghost town in Coryell County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Coryell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 78th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pecan Grove as a historical populated place on the Oglesby 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 31.3952° N, 97.5953° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOglesby
Elevation687 ft
Nearest living townMound, TX
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2027165
Coordinates31.39517, -97.59530

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What's there now

Pecan Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mound, TX (population 142), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 687 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 Pecan Grove?

Pecan Grove is in Coryell County, Texas, at 31.3952, -97.5953.

How many ghost towns are in Coryell County?

Coryell County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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