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Granger dates to 1882, and 17% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: 2 old photos and papers from 1940 on.

1882founded
0on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
5famous people
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Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Quick answers

How Granger began

When was Granger founded?

1882

Granger dates its founding to 1882 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1884.

2020 census: 1,183144 years

How historic is Granger?

C+

More historic than 39% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1884.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Granger’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Granger is more historic than 39% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Granger’s overall grade.
Founding era1882, from Wikidata: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 194016.9% of homes (±8.1) · typical TX town 1.6% · U.S. 8.4%BNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical TX town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 39%
NewerOlder

Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Granger’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.1 points). Two sources give 1882.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Granger’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Granger’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Granger’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewEaster Sunday. Granger, Texas: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Granger came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Granger.

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In the late 19th century, Granger was one of the centers of the large Moravian Czech immigrant population in Texas. This Czech Texan heritage is evidenced by the historic Catholic Church, Czech Brethren Church, and SPJST hall. Jno P. Trlica, the son of a Moravian immigrant, set up a photography business here. His photos offer a rare look into the places and people of Granger in the early 20th century.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Granger, 1882 to 1940

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882
    FoundingGranger is established
  3. 1884Post officeThe Granger post office opens
  4. 1890Born hereDave Danforth is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1914Born hereChena Gilstrap is born here
  7. 1914Born hereKay Teer Crawford is born here
  8. 1930Born hereGil Bartosh is born here
  9. 1940In the archiveEaster Sunday. Granger, Texas
By decade

Granger, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1940s2 items
Easter Sunday. Granger, Texas1940Easter Sunday. Granger, TexasUntitled photo, possibly related to: Easter Sunday. Granger, Texas1940Untitled photo, possibly related to: Easter Sunday. G…
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today4 recent
Granger Texas High School 20212021Granger Texas High School 2021Grainger Texas School Gymnasium 20212021Grainger Texas School Gymnasium 2021Farm to Market Road 1662021Farm to Market Road 166Granger Texas Former City Hall2016Granger Texas Former City Hall
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Easter Sunday. Granger, Texas
Retake this viewEaster Sunday. Granger, Texas, 1940

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Granger’s page.

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Famous people

5 famous people were born in Granger

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Dave DanforthAmerican baseball player · b. 1890
G
Gil BartoshAmerican football quarterback and coach · b. 1930
Chena GilstrapAmerican football coach · b. 1914
K
Kay Teer CrawfordNational Dance Competition Producer · b. 1914
C
Charley WarnerAmerican-football player · b. 1940

Questions about Granger’s history

What year was Granger founded?

In 1882, according to Wikidata. Granger’s post office opened in 1884.

How does Granger rank for history?

Granger is more historic than 39% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Granger?

17% of Granger’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.1 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1967.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.