Greggton was an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Gregg County, located in the

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. The community was originally founded in 1873 under the name "Willow Springs" as a stop on the

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. Greggton's main thoroughfare would be designated as part of

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upon its establishment in 1926. The East Texas Oil Boom of the early 1930s saw the town grow. A post office established in November 1932 and the name changed to "Greggton" around the same time. In 1920 the town had a population of 180. By 1936 the population had grown to 1,500 with 125 business and by 1949 the population had grown to 2,350. By the 1950s, the town had its own movie theater called "The Ritz" The town was annexed to Longview in December 1959 with postal services transferred on May 31, 1960. Today, the

Pine Tree Independent School District Pine Tree Independent School District is a public school district based in Longview, Texas in the United States. Pine Tree ISD serves western portions of Longview, including areas that were once Greggton, and small section of the neighboring ...

serves the parts of Longview that were once Greggton.

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Unincorporated communities in Gregg County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{GreggCountyTX-geo-stub