Grosvenor, Texas
Unincorporated community
Grosvenor is located in Texas
Grosvenor
Grosvenor
Grosvenor is located in the United States
Grosvenor
Grosvenor
Coordinates: 31°52′56″N 99°09′00″W / 31.88222°N 99.15000°W / 31.88222; -99.15000
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrown
Elevation
1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code325
GNIS feature ID1378390[1]

Grosvenor is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had no population estimates in 2000. It is located within the Brownwood, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Grosvenor was named for Ohio U.S. Representative Charles H. Grosvenor. A post office was established at Grosvenor in 1900 and remained in operation until the mid-1970s. In 1914, the community had three stores and 50 inhabitants. It had between one and two businesses and 42 residents in 1940. The population further declined to 31 in 1980 and had no population recorded in 2000, despite being listed on county maps.[2]

Geography

Grosvenor is located on Farm to Market Road 1850, 16 mi (26 km) northwest of Brownwood in western Brown County.[2]

Education

In 1940, Grosvenor had its own elementary school.[2] Today, the community is served by the Bangs Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grosvenor, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Hunt, William R. "Grosvenor, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 6, 2022.


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