Pilgrim, Texas

Pilgrim, Texas is located in Gonzales County, Texas and has a population of approximately sixty.^[1] Pilgrim is situated on land granted to Thomas J. Pilgrim by Stephen F. Austin.^[2] Pilgrim, TX is located near a salt flat, and was a notable hideout for John Wesley Hardin in the 1870s.^[3][4] A map shows Pilgrim is located on Farm to Market Road 1116.^[5]

In 1838, Thomas J. Pilgrim received a Republic of Texas land grant in Gonzales County, Texas. A lake^[6] and a settlement on this land were called "Pilgrim."^[7] 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).^[8] The Pilgrim Presbyterian Church and the Pilgrim Cemetery were also named for Thomas J. Pilgrim. A Recorded Texas Historic Landmark ^[9] was placed on the road attesting to the history of Pilgrim.^[10]

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Coordinates: 29°17′36″N 97°31′19″W / 29.29333°N 97.52194°W / 29.29333; -97.52194

Municipalities and communities of Gonzales County, Texas, United States County seat: Gonzales Cities Gonzales Nixon‡ Smiley Waelder Unincorporated communities Bebe Belmont Cost Harwood Leesville Monthalia Ottine Pilgrim Thompsonville Wrightsboro Ghost towns Albuquerque Dewville Hermis Nopkins Nickel Saturn Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties