San Pedro, Houston County, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°28′35″N 95°22′42″W / 31.47639°N 95.37833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Houston |
Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 936 |
GNIS feature ID | 1377447 [1] |
San Pedro is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States. [1]
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]
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]
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.