Union Grove is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
Union Grove, Bell County, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°00′02″N 97°36′07″W / 31.00056°N 97.60194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Bell |
Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 254 |
GNIS feature ID | 1380695[1] |
History
editThe area in what is now known as Union Grove today was first settled in the early 1900s, with a store operating. The 1930s showed several scattered homes and one business in the community. The community continues to be featured on county maps, even though its only business shut down. Only four people lived in the community in 2000.[2]
Geography
editUnion Grove is located on Farm to Market Road 2484, 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Belton in west-central Bell County. Stillhouse Hollow Lake, on the Lampasas River, is located to the north of the community.[2]
Education
editUnion Grove had its own school in the 1930s, which may have closed by 1990.[2] Today, the community is served by the Salado Independent School District.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Grove, Bell County, Texas
- ^ a b c Jasinski, Laurie E. (December 9, 2005). "Union Grove, TX (Bell County)". tshaonline.org.