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History in
a Pecan Shell
Settled even before
the organization of the county, Gray Rock (as it was then-known)
had a post office in 1848. By the mid 1880s the community had an estimated
population of fifty, increasing to 150 ten years later.
The post office closed in 1906 but the town continued to hold on into
the 1930s when it consisted of just a store and scattered residences.
By 1985 only the cemetery was left and the scattered houses had become
widely scattered. |
1907 postal map
showing Grayrock between Mt
Vernon and Mt. Pleasant
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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