Gist, Texas

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Gist is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Texas, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Gist was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1955. [2] The community has the name of the local Gist family. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gist, Texas
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 57.

30°16′28″N93°54′21″W / 30.27444°N 93.90583°W / 30.27444; -93.90583

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