China Grove, Brazoria County, Texas
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China Grove, Brazoria County, Texas | |
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  China Grove  China Grove | |
| Coordinates: 29°18′46″N 95°27′24″W / 29.31278°N 95.45667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazoria |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379540[1] |
China Grove is an unincorporated community in northwestern Brazoria County, Texas, United States.[1] It is a part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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[2] and a cemetery.[3]
