Gist, Texas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Unincorporated community in Texas, US Gist is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Texas, United States.[1] A post office called Gist was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1955.[2] The community has the name of the local Gist family.[3] References ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gist, Texas ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2017. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 57. vteMunicipalities and communities of Jasper County, Texas, United StatesCounty seat: JasperCities Browndell Jasper Kirbyville Jasper County mapCDPs Buna Evadale Sam Rayburn Othercommunities Beans Beech Grove Bessmay Brookeland‡ Ebenezer Erin Gist Ghost towns Science Hall Turpentine Zavala Zeirath Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Texas portal United States portal 30°16′28″N 93°54′21″W / 30.27444°N 93.90583°W / 30.27444; -93.90583 This article about a location in Jasper County, Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles