Greenvine, Texas
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Greenvine in an unincorporated community
in southwestern Washington County, Texas
, United States
, about five miles southwest of Burton
. In the late nineteenth century, the population peaked around 300, mostly consisting of German
immigrants.
Greenvine is home to two churches, Greenvine Emmanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) http://www.greenvinelutheran.com and Greenvine Baptist Church. It also has a popular local watering hole, called the Green Door, and a transmission repair shop. The community is served by the Burton Independent School District
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in southwestern Washington County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, about five miles southwest of Burton
Burton, Texas
Burton is the name of two places in the State of Texas in the United States of America:*Burton, Johnson County, Texas*Burton, Washington County, Texas...
. In the late nineteenth century, the population peaked around 300, mostly consisting of German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
immigrants.
Greenvine is home to two churches, Greenvine Emmanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) http://www.greenvinelutheran.com and Greenvine Baptist Church. It also has a popular local watering hole, called the Green Door, and a transmission repair shop. The community is served by the Burton Independent School District
Burton Independent School District
Burton Independent School District is a public school district based in Burton, Texas .In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency....
.