 Flint, Texas, located between Gresham and Bullard
(photo by the author)
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Flint, at the junction of Old Jacksonville Highway (2493) and Farm roads 2868 and 346, lies just south of Gresham and four miles north of Bullard in Smith County. To the west of Flint is located the Noonday community.
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Flint-Gresham Fire Department
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The site, named for local landowner Robert P. Flynt, became a stop on the Kansas and Gulf Short Line Railroad in 1882. The post office began operations in 1887 as "Flint" since the local postmaster misspelled the town name on the post office application form.
In 1890 Flint had grown to have a general store, three cotton gins, a physician, and a population of twenty-five. By 1902, 100 families were engaged in truck farming, and shipped 85 railroad cars of tomatoes and large amounts of cabbage, cantaloupes, and peaches.
 The town supported a blacksmith shop, a telephone exchange, a telegraph service, two mercantile companies, a cotton gin and gristmill.
By 1914 local farmers shipped record amounts of nursery stock, fruit, and tomatoes from Flint, and the town had six general stores, a bank, and a newspaper, the Flint Weekly Reader. The Great Depression greatly injured the business of the area.
On July 1, 1899, operations of the rail line through Flint was assumed by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, commonly known as the Cotton Belt Route. The rail line is now abandoned, but its route through Gresham and Flint is still visible. Read more about the rail line between Tyler, Gresham, Flint and Bullard.
Flint remains today an unincorporated community.
Today, Flint is experiencing exponential growth as a "bedroom community" for Tyler, and the successful location of new businesses.
 Now open ... Wagner's Flint BBQ (photo by the author) |
Now open is the new Wagner's Flint BBQ and Catering at the corner, at the flashing light. You know the place!
We do business from time to time at the Rambling Rose Nursery in Flint ... lots of rose bushes, trees, herbs, annuals and shrubs, in a plesant environment with a lovely stone office. Visit the nursery at 19045 County Road 139 (Burkett Road), across from the Flint Baptist Church, and phone 903.894.3030 for hours and other information.
Several other businesses are located in Flint, including Northland Communications which provides television cable, Internet and phone services. A Chevron station and convenience store and other businesses provide the needs of the local community.
Flint has its own Post Office, at Zip Code 75762, located in the strip mall at 10668 FM 346.
Accommodations in nearby Tyler include a Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Select, Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Country Inn & Suites, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn, and others.
The AOK RV Park is located at 10110 FM 346, just east of Flint. For more information, visit their website or phone 903.894.8282.
In addition, Centaur Arabian Farms Bed & Breakfast is located near Flint. This lovely bed & breakfast and horse ranch is in the rolling hills just south of Tyler near Gresham, perfect for overnight stays and large business meetings, weddings, receptions and other special events.
 Centaur Arabian Farms in Gresham near Flint
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It features beautifully landscaped grounds, an upscale "barn" for events, and outdoor gazebo for weddings.
Centaur Arabian Farms is conveniently located at 10271 FM 2813 between U.S. Highway 69 and Gresham ... phone 903.561.6926 for more information.
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Glimpses of Tyler...by Robert Reed
 Abandoned Cotton Belt Route still visible in Flint, Texas |
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