Blevins in Falls County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Blevins Community and School

Photographed by James Hulse, February 9, 2026

1. Blevins Community and School Marker

Inscription. 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 an ice house."

Erected 1992 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 435.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 31° 13.444′ N, 97° 12.424′ W. Marker is in Blevins, Texas, in Falls County. It is on Farm to Market Road 1239 east of Farm to Market Road 459, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 FM1239, Eddy TX 76524, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blevins Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shiloh Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away);

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Roy Bedichek (approx. 5.1 miles away); Eddy Methodist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Union Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away); Flowers House (approx. 5.9 miles away); Mooreville Methodist Church (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Photographed by James Hulse, February 9, 2026

2. Blevins Community and School Marker

The view of the marker with the cemetery in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 10, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.