Garrison, Texas
In the deep Piney Woods of Nacogdoches County, Garrison sits along the U.S. 59 corridor about 49 miles southeast of Longview, surrounded by dense East Texas pine and hardwood forest. The town developed as a railroad and sawmill community, and the surrounding county was part of the early-1900s East Texas experiment in growing cigar-leaf tobacco before cotton and timber reasserted themselves. Lumber and farming have long shaped the local economy.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 833
- Change from 2020 base
- +5.3%
- Land area
- 1.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Nacogdoches County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Nacogdoches County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Garrison
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Garrison.
Historic Site
The Old Stone Fort Marks the Heart of Nacogdoches History
A replica of the 1779 Old Stone Fort stands on the SFA State University campus, marking where Nacogdoches was rebuilt as a civil settlement.
Property Tax
Two Offices Handle Property Tax in Nacogdoches County
The appraisal district values your property, but a separate tax office handles billing — and these two offices have different addresses and phone numbers.
Indigenous History
The Caddo Hasinai People Were Here Long Before European Settlement
Four Hasinai Caddo groups lived in the Nacogdoches area for centuries. They built earthen mounds that can still be seen at a nearby state historic site.
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