Grand Bluff, Texas Explained

Grand Bluff
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Texas
Coordinates:32.2718°N -94.3433°W
Elevation M:92
Elevation Ft:302
Population Total:87
Population As Of:2000
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Blank Info Sec1:1358252
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Blank1 Info Sec1:30428
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Grand Bluff is an unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

Grand Bluff is situated on Farm to Market Road 2792 and the banks of the Sabine River. It was established in the 1840s, and a post office operated from 1847 to 1887. By the mid 1880s, it had a church, cotton gin, general store, sawmill, school and a population of 200. As of 2000, the population was 97.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . 2024-07-17 . edits.nationalmap.gov.
  2. Web site: Association . Texas State Historical . Grand Bluff, TX . 2024-07-17 . Texas State Historical Association . en.
  3. Book: LaGrone, Leila Stone . A History of Panola County, Texas, 1819-1978 . 1979 . Panola County Historical Commission . en.