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Welcome to Grice ...

Grice is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Grice is located in Upshur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Grice is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grice lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Grice: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near Grice ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grice.

  • Gilmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winnsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
    • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
  • Quitman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Big Sandy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hawkins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Union Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Rocky Mound
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
    • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Perryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grice.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grice. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grice.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grice. See our Newspapers Page for Grice.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grice ...

Looking for more information about Grice? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Grice, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grice.

Adding Grice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grice in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grice was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Grice in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Grice post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grice.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Upshur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Grice area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Grice area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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