Details for Blevins Community and School
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5145000435
Data
| Marker Number | 435 |
| Atlas Number | 5145000435 |
| Marker Title | Blevins Community and School |
| Index Entry | Blevins Community and School |
| Address | |
| City | Eddy |
| County | Falls |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 670823 |
| UTM Northing | 3456043 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Bruceville-Eddy, take 1239 8 mi S. to Blevins Cemetery. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | The community of Blevins began about 1860, when Texas Revolution veteran Thomas H. Barron and his family settled near Deer Creek. The Rev. Isaac Taylor operated a school for area children from the 1870s until 1885, when Blevins School opened. A public school district, formally organized in 1916, served students in a nine-square mile area until 1939. A post office operated from 1886 to 1904, and at its height the community boasted two general stores, two cotton gins, two churches, a blacksmith shop, and ice house. |