Historical MarkerBlevins Community and School
Eddy · Falls County · Dedicated 1992 · THC Atlas #5145000435
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Marker Inscription
The community of Blevins began about 1860, when Texas Revolution veteran Thomas H. Barron and his family settled near Deer Creek. The Rev. Isaac Taylor operated a school for area children from the 1870s until 1885, when Blevins School opened. A public school district, formally organized in 1916, served students in a nine-square mile area until 1939. A post office operated from 1886 to 1904, and at its height the community boasted two general stores, two cotton gins, two churches, a blacksmith shop, and ice house.
About this site
Blevins Community and School is a historical marker in Eddy, Falls County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Falls County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 70 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.2241, -97.2070 near Eddy. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blevins Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Roy Bedichek, Boyhood Home of Tom Connally, and Union Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5145000435. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
