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History · Pinebrook

Half of Pinebrook’s homes were built after 2018

Most of Pinebrook was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2018. Below: maps from 1985 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pinebrook’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pinebrook are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Pinebrook, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pinebrook yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pinebrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grimes County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pinebrook had a population of 485. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in the southeastern part of the county, 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Plantersville and 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Navasota. An extension of the Aggie Expressway (Texas State Highway 249) is slated to pass just south of the community. The highway leads southeast 40 miles (64 km) to Interstate 45 at Aldine, north of Houston.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Pinebrook on the map in 1985

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pinebrook.

Pinebrook on the 1985 USGS map1985Conroe sheet · 1:100,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pinebrook.

Famous people

Famous people close to Pinebrook

Nobody well known was born in Pinebrook itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tiffany ThorntonAmerican actress · b. 1986
Alex CarusoAmerican basketball player · b. 1994
Steve ForrestAmerican actor · b. 1925
Colin EdwardsAmerican motorcycle racer · b. 1974
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Debra SapenterAmerican sprinter · b. 1952
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Cody JohnsonAmerican country singer and songwriter · b. 1987

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.