About a mile from Blackjack I was looking for another historic marker; and found the Town of Griffin Historic Marker on county road 4716. I did not see the Griffin Cemetery. Nearby Griffin I saw a private ranch and then an old building. Also nearby Griffin (County Road 4722) was a very nice expensive ranch with large stadium floodlights. I think they had their own private rodeos there. I liked their fence that looked like the fence had very large barbed wire.
According to TSHA (Texas State Historical Association) Griffin was established by Issac Kendrict in 1853. Later in 1853 the post office opened under the name of Troutman until 1855. In 1855 the post office name was changed to Griffin; after Kendricts home town of Griffin, Georgia. The post office closed from 1867 to 1876; then it stayed open until 1906. In 1897 they had a school until the late 1930s or the early 1940s. In the 1930s Griffin peaked During the US Civil War Griffin had a two story hotel, a Mesonic Lodge, and a general store. During the 1930s Griffin peaked, then quickly declined. Now there are few people living the the of Griffin.
