Gregg County - Texas (022) Traditional Cache
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Gregg County - Texas (022)
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6/5/2012
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Gregg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 111,379. It is named for John Gregg, a Confederate general killed in action during the American Civil War. Its seat is Longview. Gregg County is part of the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Longview–Marshall Combined Statistical Area.
Gregg County, in northeastern Texas, is bounded on the north by Upshur, on the south by Rusk, on the west by Smith, and on the east by Harrison counties. Longview, Gregg County's largest town, is 130 miles east of Dallas and sixty-five miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana. The county's center lies at approximately 32°30' north latitude and 94°50' west longitude. Gregg County comprises 273 square miles, with an elevation ranging from 230 to 524 feet above sea level. It is within the East Texas timberlands. The terrain is gently sloping to hilly, with well-drained to moderately well-drained loamy and gravelly soils. Numerous streams drain to the Sabine River, which runs through Gregg County from northwest to southeast. Temperatures range from an average high of 96° F in July to an average low of 38° in January, rainfall averages 47.18 inches per year, and the growing season extends for 247 days. Mineral resources include oil and gas, sand, and gravel.
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I found my first cache in Gregg county on 05/22/2009.
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