Grit, Texas
Grit, Texas | |
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  Grit, Texas Location within the state of Texas  Grit, Texas Grit, Texas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°47′00″N 99°19′12″W / 30.78333°N 99.32000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Mason |
| Elevation | 1,716 ft (523 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 319 |
| FIPS code | 48-31244[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1358458[2] |
Grit is an unincorporated farming and ranching community established around 1889 in Mason County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on SH 29, 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Mason, near Honey Creek.[3][4] Grit was centered on the cotton industry, and once had its own cotton gin. While never having a large population, the community did have a school, store, and church. The prevailing theory of the town's name is that it reflects the quality of the area soil.[5][6] Grit received a post office in 1901, which remained active until 1980.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "GNS Grit Texas". GNS. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Honey Creek". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Rhoades, Alice J. "Grit, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 59.
- ^ "Mason County postmasters". Jim Wheat. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "TE Grit, Texas". Texas Escapes. Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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