Gregg County
Formed from Rusk and Upshur counties. Created April 12, 1873; organized June 28, 1873. Named in honor of General John Gregg (1828-1864). Delegate to Secession Convention and to the Provisional Congress of the Southern Confederacy; a Confederate officer. Longview, the county seat.
32.5005° N, 94.7395° W
Where to Find It
just east of N. High St. on south side of US 80
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi S F. L. Whaley House Longview
- 0.2 mi NE Preachers Hill Longview
- 0.3 mi E The Grove Longview
- 0.3 mi SE First Methodist Church of Longview Longview
- 0.3 mi S First Presbyterian Church of Longview Longview
- 0.3 mi S General John Gregg Longview