Grass Pond Colony, Texas

Grass Pond Colony was located at the site of several large natural ponds which remain filled by water year-round due to natural springs. It is located in the northern part of Wilson County, Texas, United States, approximately five miles south of Sutherland Springs.

Sources

• "The Good Old Days: a history of LaVernia" by the Civic Government class of LaVernia High School, 1936–1937 school year."
• "Wilson County Centennial 1860-1960" By the Wilson county library, Centennial program handed out at The 100yr centennial celebration."
• "Segregated schools of Wilson County" Floresville Chronicle Journal May 20, 1971.
• "African Americans in Wilson County Texas", Jamie L. Harris, Lynbrook Books, 2006.
• "Wilson County History", Diane Jimenez, Taylor Publishing Co. 1990

See also

• Doseido Colony, Texas

External links

• Map of Grass Pond Colony
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grass Pond Colony, Texas

29°15′05″N 98°07′46″W / 29.25139°N 98.12944°W / 29.25139; -98.12944

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Municipalities and communities of Wilson County, Texas, United States

County seat: Floresville

Cities

• Elmendorf‡
• Floresville
• La Vernia
• Nixon‡
• Stockdale

Town

• Poth

Unincorporated
communities

• Calaveras
• Carpenter
• Kicaster
• Kosciusko
• Pandora
• Saspamco
• Sutherland Springs

Ghost towns

• Alum
• Doseido Colony
• Grass Pond Colony
• Sandy Hills

Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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