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San Pedro, Houston County, Texas

Coordinates: 31°28′35″N 95°22′42″W / 31.47639°N 95.37833°W / 31.47639; -95.37833
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San Pedro, Houston County, Texas
San Pedro is located in Texas
San Pedro
San Pedro
San Pedro is located in the United States
San Pedro
San Pedro
Coordinates: 31°28′35″N 95°22′42″W / 31.47639°N 95.37833°W / 31.47639; -95.37833
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Elevation
381 ft (116 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code936
GNIS feature ID1377447[1]

San Pedro is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

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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]

Geography

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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]

Education

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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.

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