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WALNUT
GROVE, TEXASSmith
County, East Texas
FM 756 and CR 15
7 miles SE of Tyler
3 Miles S of Whitehouse
2 miles E of Bullard
Population:
Unknown
Walnut
Grove, Texas Area Hotels
Tyler
Hotels |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Walnut Grove did not appear on many early maps. It did appear on a 1936 map
and showed a church, cemetery, sawmill and a few homes. The Handbook of Texas
suggests that "Children probably attended the nearby Bullard
schools."
1973 maps show both the Walnut Grove Church (and cemetery)
as well as the Mount Carmel Church. Walnut Grove appears on the TXDoT Smith County
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Photographer's
Note:
"The tower and church (above) are at least 4 miles down the
road from the mapquest.com location of Walnut Grove. I searched and got directions
from Whitehouse, to Walnut Grove. The Church and Water tower are located on North
756 / Paluxy Drive. Mapquest states taking a left on FM 756 from 344. The church
and water tower are to the right on FM 756 from 344. If it is a different community,
[the two are] only four miles apart." - Lori
Martin |
| 1920s
Smith County map shows Whitehouse (SE of Tyler)
but not Walnut Grove. Courtesy Texas General Land Office | |
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