Shady Grove, Houston County, Texas

Shady Grove is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States.

History
Shady Grove was settled in the 1850s. It soon got a post office but closed in 1866. A Baptist church was built in the mid-1860s and was rebuilt in 1896. In the mid-1930s, the church, a cemetery, and a few houses were in the area. These details remained the same in the mid-1960s, even though World War II caused most of the residents to move away. By the 1990s it was all but abandoned.

Geography
Shady Grove is located on U.S. Highway 287, approximately 10 miles southeast of Crockett in southeastern Houston County.

Education
Most students in Shady Grove attend the Crockett Independent School District. The west side of County Road 4150 is in the Lovelady Independent School District.