Union Grove is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, only 4 people lived in the community in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

Union Grove, Bell County, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°00′02″N 97°36′07″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bell
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	254
GNIS feature ID	1380695[1]

History

The area in what is now known as Union Grove today was first settled in the early 1900s with a store operating. The 1930s showed several scattered homes and one business in the community. The community continues to be featured on county maps, even though its only business shut down. Only 4 people lived there in 2000.[2]

Geography

Union Grove is located on Farm to Market Road 2484, 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Belton in west-central Bell County. Stillhouse Hollow Lake, on the Lampasas River, is located to the north of the community.[2]

Education

Union Grove had its own school in the 1930s and may have closed by 1990.[2] Today, the community is served by the Salado Independent School District.

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