Granbury, Texas Granbury, Texas Location of Granbury, Texas Location of Granbury, Texas County Hood County Granbury is a town/city and governmental center of county of Hood County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 7,978 and is the principal town/city of the Granbury Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Granbury is positioned 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Texas.
Founded in 1887, Granbury started as a square and log cabin court home.
Many of the buildings on the square are now registered historic landmarks, including the Granbury Opera House, which still hosts Broadway productions.
Some scholars, to explain why the town/city name is spelled differently, believe the name Granberry was misread on a document, but recent findings have concluded that Granberry chose to spell his name Granbury. Recent expansion of the town/city was made possible by the damming of the Brazos River in 1969, which formed Lake Granbury, a long, narrow lake which flows through the city.
Granbury and Hood County are rich in Texas history.
David (Davy) Crockett's wife, Elizabeth, settled in Hood County in 1853 following the Texas Revolution against Mexico.
The Crockett family received territory in what is now Hood County.
Elizabeth Crockett is buried in Acton State Historic Site, the smallest state park in Texas.
Several of Crockett's descendants still reside in Hood County.
John Wilkes Booth, as stated to Granbury legend, moved to Hood County and assumed the name of John St.
Granbury is positioned at 32 26 31 N 97 46 53 W (32.441978, 97.781383). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 13.994 square miles (36.24 km2), of which, 13.386 square miles (34.67 km2) of it is territory and 0.608 square miles (1.57 km2) of it (4.34%) is water.
The restored Granbury Opera House adorned with patriotic decorations amid the 2014 Fourth of July festival The Granbury Independent School District consists of 21 campuses.
They include Granbury High School, STARS Academy,Transition Center (BTC), Granbury Middle School, Acton Middle School, Mambrino School, Brawner Intermediate, Oak Woods Intermediate, Crossland Ninth Grade Center, Acton Elementary, Nettie Baccus Elementary, and Emma Roberson Elementary.
Granbury is served by Granbury Regional Airport (GDJ).
Granbury and Hood County are part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Television media market in North Central Texas.
Granbury is also served by a small-town Public Education & Government Access Channel (PEG) Granbury TV.
Hood County is serviced by two news media sources, "Hood County Free Press", an online daily news publication, and the bi-weekly newspaper, Hood County News.
Granbury is also served by Tarleton State University's National Public Radio affiliate, KTRL 90.5 FM.
Robert Williamson III Poker player; interval up in Granbury where he graduated from Granbury High School.
Andy Parker Founding drummer of the English modern group UFO resides in Granbury.
Johnny Perkins New York Giants experienced football player; attended Granbury High School Nellie Gray Robertson first female county attorney in Texas; born in Granbury and propel Hood County attorney in 1918 Marquee for the Granbury Opera House Granbury Town Square According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Granbury has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. General Granbury papers owned by the City of Granbury "Smart, tough, and tenacious: The story of Texas's first female county attorney Texas Bar Blog".
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Municipalities and communities of Hood County, Texas, United States County seats of Texas
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