China Grove, Brazoria County, Texas Explained

Official Name:China Grove, Brazoria County, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:China Grove
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brazoria
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:46
Coordinates:29.3128°N -95.4567°W
Area Code:979
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1379540

China Grove is an unincorporated community in northwestern Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

History

China Grove was named for a plantation constructed by Warren D. C. Hall and later owned by Albert Sidney Johnston and Albert T. Burnley. It was named for a cluster of chinaberry trees planted for shade. Hall also grew figs and oranges. China Grove was a station on the Columbia Tap Railroad from sometime before 1877, until the town of Custer was established in 1892. There were several scattered dwellings in the community in 1974. The only remnants of the plantation are several hedges of the Cherokee rose in 1991 and a cemetery.

Geography

China Grove is located 2miles south of Rosharon, 12miles north of Angleton, and west of Texas State Highway 288. It is also located 29miles north of Freeport and 33miles south of Houston.[1]

Education

China Grove had two separate schools; one had 87 black students in 1896, with another black school having 108 students and two teachers in 1906. It also had a school with 7 white students and one teacher. It became a school district in 1947. Today, the community is served by the Angleton Independent School District. Children in the area attend Frontier Elementary School, Angleton Junior High School, and Angleton High School in Angleton.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China Grove, Texas . Texas Escapes Online Magazine . 2022-09-06.