Pegoda

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Pegoda, also known as Pecota and as Baucis, was a farming community on Farm Road 356 five miles from Trinity in Trinity County. The area was first settled before the Civil War, and maps show a "Pecota" community as early as 1860. During the early 1920s Pegoda had a store, a school, and a church. A post office called Baucis operated from 1917 to 1920. After World War II many of the residents moved away, and in the early 1990s Pegoda was a dispersed rural community.

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Christopher Long | © TSHA

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Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

Belongs to

Pegoda is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Pegoda is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • [Pagoda]
  • [Pecota]
  • (Baucis)

Location

Latitude: 30.92039800
Longitude: -95.30888000

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No