Historical MarkerWiess Bluff
Evadale · Jasper County · Dedicated 1973 · THC Atlas #5241010467
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Marker Inscription
End of tidewater navigation of Neches River; called Grant's Bluff in 1840, when Niles F. Smith laid out town and Simon Wiess (1800-68) built wharf and warehouses to ship area products downriver. Post office, established in 1847 at Pattillo's, in Jefferson County, was moved here July 21, 1853. Area flourished about 1885, when J. G. Smyth & Co. built tram roads into forest and began to cut timber. Beaumont Lumber Co. bought out Smyth in 1888. As good timberland dwindled after 1900, local population declined. The Wiess Bluff Post Office closed Sept. 15, 1908.
About this site
Wiess Bluff is a historical marker in Evadale, Jasper County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Jasper County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 96 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2596, -94.0924 near Evadale. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Former Settlement of Richardson's Bluff (historical marker), about 6.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Craig, New Cherry Grove Baptist Church, and Morse Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5241010467. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
