Pecan Grove would have been located within present day Coryell County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pecan Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
A typical abbreviation for Pecan Grove: Pecan Grv.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pecan Grove is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Pecan Grove was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Pecan Grove was located: 254
Communities Also Named Pecan Grove ...
While we believe that this Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Pecan Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Collin and Fort Bend County.
Beyond Texas, there are 12 communities that are also named Pecan Grove - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana (4), Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pecan Grove.
Communities near Pecan Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pecan Grove.
- Gatesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McGregor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan's Point Resort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point Resort
- Morgan's Point Resort is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan's Point Resort <4>
- Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Oglesby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Oglesby is located in Coryell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <4>
- South Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- South Mountain is located in Coryell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Lime City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pecan Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pecan Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pecan Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pecan Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pecan Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Pecan Grove.
Adding Pecan Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pecan Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pecan Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pecan Grove post office opened in 1874.
We also found Pecan Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pecan Grove.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pecan Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coryell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pecan Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |