San Pedro, Houston County, Texas

Ghost town in Texas, United States
31°28′35″N 95°22′42″W / 31.47639°N 95.37833°W / 31.47639; -95.37833CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyHoustonElevation
381 ft (116 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code936GNIS feature ID1377447[1]

San Pedro is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1]

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.[2]

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.[2]

Education

San Pedro had its own school in 1889 that closed sometime after 1900.[2] Today, the community is served by the Grapeland Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Pedro, Houston County, Texas
  2. ^ a b c San Pedro, TX (Houston County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
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