Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Location of Grimes County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Grimes County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Grimes County, Texas. There are two districts and four individual properties listed on the ...
Navasota is located in southwestern Grimes County, east of the Navasota River (a tributary of the Brazos River).It is 71 miles (114 km) northwest of Houston. Texas State Highway 105 is the main east–west route that passes through the center of Navasota, leading southwest 25 miles (40 km) to Brenham and east 41 miles (66 km) to Conroe.
Texas achieved its independence in 1836, and settlers arrived in greater numbers from the United States. The fertile lowlands were initially used for cotton plantations, especially in the late antebellum period. [5] Grimes County was organized in 1846, one year after the Republic of Texas agreed to be annexed by the United States.
A tap line of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad connected Iola with Navasota. The coming of the railroad invigorated the community. The coming of the railroad invigorated the community. A print shop was established, and a newspaper appeared, the Iola Enterprise , edited and published by Rev. A. J. Frick, pastor of Zion Methodist Church.
Bedias (/ ˈ b iː d aɪ s / BEE-dysse) is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States at the intersection of State Highway 90 and Farm Roads 1696 and 2620, 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Navasota in northeastern Grimes County.
The Navasota River is a river in east Texas, United States. It is about 125 miles (201 km) long, beginning near Mount Calm [ 2 ] and flowing south into the Brazos River at a point where Brazos , Grimes , and Washington counties converge.
State Highway 90 (SH 90) is a state highway that runs 42 miles (68 km) between Madisonville, Texas and Navasota. It was originally designated by 1933 along its current route, except that it extended southwest from Navasota to Brenham. This section was transferred to SH 105 in 1973.
Plantersville is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated as a city on May 15, 2017. It was incorporated as a city on May 15, 2017. It is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 105 , Farm to Market Road 1774 , and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in the southeastern part of the county.