Pioneer settlers used this site for burials as early as 1856. In 1865 it was part of 20.5 acres deeded to the Methodist Church for a school and church by Rezi Jarvis Banks (1817-1889), a Confederate Army veteran born in Tennessee. Among the . . . — — Map (db m304776) HM
John Whitmire, the son-in-law of early settler F. L. Kirtley, is credited with naming this town in 1854 by saying, "what a grand view!” Kirtley donated 2.5 acres for a baptist church and cemetery in 1856. Intending to lay out a town plat, . . . — — Map (db m146806) HM
Chartered on Jun. 14, 1861, the Grandview Masonic Lodge is Johnson County's oldest lodge in continuous operation. It originally shared a building with the Methodist Church near current Grandview Cemetery. The lodge later relocated with the town to . . . — — Map (db m220274) HM
Settled in 1850 on land grant from Governor Elisha M. Pease. Supplies were hauled by ox-wagon from Houston. A visitor exclaimed, "what a grand view!" which gave community its name. Church organized 1853. Post office opened in 1856. Masonic lodge . . . — — Map (db m220271) HM
Designed by prominent Houston architect Joseph Finger, this house was built in 1927 as the summer home of Houston business leaders Wade (1872-1941) and Mamie (1878-1957) Irvin. They owned a number of companies, and Wade was the founder and president . . . — — Map (db m68242) HM
