Gober, Texas

Gober, Texas

Gober is an unincorporated community in southeastern Fannin County, Texas, United States. [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/GG/hlg21.html Gober, Texas] , Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-17. Accessed 2008-08-10.] Its elevation is 650 feet (198 m), and it is located at coor dms|33|28|8|N|96|5|19|W|city (33.4689962, -96.0885839). [gnis|1381921] Although Gober is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75443, [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=75443 Zip Code Lookup] ] which first opened in 1879.

Gober was established as Grittersville in the 1840s; the name was changed in 1885 to honor the builders of the community's first mill, who were named Gober. The community has declined somewhat from its high point in the 1930s; today, it lies at the junction of FM 68 and FM 271.

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* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/GG/hlg21.html Profile of Gober from the] Handbook of Texas Online


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