Pilgrim, Texas
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Pilgrim is an unincorporated community located in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.{{GNIS|1365219}} The community has an approximate population of sixty.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnp33|title = TSHA | Pilgrim, TX}} Pilgrim is situated on land granted to Thomas J. Pilgrim by Stephen F. Austin. Pilgrim is located near a salt flat, and was a notable hideout for John Wesley Hardin in the 1870s. A map shows Pilgrim is located on Farm to Market Road 1116.{{Cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&q=pilgrim,+texas&fb=1&gl=us&ei=esiTS8zfG6nWyATgvfm-Bg&ved=0CBIQpQY&hl=en&view=map&geocode=FfP6vgEd8O4v-g&split=0&iwloc=A&sa=X|title = Google Maps}}
History
In 1838, Thomas J. Pilgrim received the Republic of Texas' land grant in Gonzales County, Texas.{{Cite web|url=http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=29.2636&lon=-97.5056&s=50&size=s|title = State Topo Maps}} This land includes a lake and a settlement called "Pilgrim." In addition, there were three schools that were part of the Pilgrim Creek School District in the 1880s: 1) Burnett School (established in 1875 and named from another family which had come to the area); Salt Creek School (established in 1878, named for the salt flats in the area); and Lake Grove, (a school then only for blacks established in 1883). The Pilgrim Presbyterian Church and the Pilgrim Cemetery were also named in honor of Thomas J. Pilgrim. A Recorded Texas Historic Landmark was placed on the road attesting to the history of Pilgrim.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/innerresidents3o-z2.htm |title=Residents-Gonzales Town-Surnames O-Z 2 |access-date=2010-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729095322/http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/innerresidents3o-z2.htm |archive-date=2010-07-29 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Gonzales County, Texas