Town of Grandview
(Original Site One Mile Northwest) Settled in 1850 on land grant from Governor Elisha M. Pease. Supplies were hauled by ox wagon from Houston. A visitor exclaimed, "What a grand view!" which gave community its name. Church organized 1853. Post office opened in 1856. Masonic lodge (county's first) founded 1860. Town moved to this site, on Missouri-Kansas-Texas rail line, in 1883. Incorporated in 1891. Home of Grand View Collegiate Institute 1897-1907. Devastating 1920 fire razed 135 homes, schools, churches, and businesses. Town name changed to Grandview (one word) in 1925. (1970)
32.2702° N, 97.1799° W
Where to Find It
Community Center, 206 Crier Street, Grandview
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi E Grandview Masonic Lodge Grandview
- 0.4 mi SE Emory Home Grandview
- 1.1 mi NW Grandview Cemetery and Original Grand View Town Site Grandview
- 2.4 mi W Oakland Cemetery Grandview
- 3.6 mi N Wilkinson Family Cemetery Grandview
- 5.9 mi NW Watts Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery Cleburne