Grit is an
unincorporated farming and ranching community established ca.1889 in
Mason County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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. The initial settlers considered naming the community after Congressional
Medal of Honor
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recipient
Frederick Funston
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, but a Funston, Texas already existed in
Jones County and there was concern of postal delivery confusion. Grit was still populated as of the year 2000.
The town is located on
Texas State Highway 29
State Highway 29 (SH 29) runs from south of Menard, Texas, east to State Highway 95 (Texas), SH 95 in Circleville, Texas, Circleville (6.0 miles north of Taylor, Texas, Taylor) via Mason, Texas, Mason, Llano, Texas, Llano, Burnet, Texas, Bur ...
, northwest of
Mason, near
Honey Creek. In its early years, Grit was centered around the cotton industry, and once had its own cotton gin. While never having a large population, the community did have a school, store, and church. The prevailing theory of the town's name is that it reflects the quality of the area soil.
Grit received a post office in 1901, which remained active until 1980.
See also
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Fort Mason
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Texas Hill Country
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Unincorporated communities in Texas
Ghost towns in Central Texas
Unincorporated communities in Mason County, Texas