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)

Grandview is a historical marker in Grandview, Johnson County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 70 historical markers documented in Johnson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.2702, -97.1799 near Grandview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grandview Masonic Lodge (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Emory Home, Grandview Cemetery and Original Grand View Town Site, and Oakland Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5251005529. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.