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Grandview is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,358 at the 2010 Census. David's Supermarkets, an independent chain of grocery stores, is headquartered in Grandview. Grandview is located at 32Â°15â²56â³N 97Â°10â²40â³W / 32.26556Â°N 97.17778Â°W / 32.26556; -97.17778 (32.265690, -97.177768).
Its county seat is Longview. The county is named after John Gregg, a Confederate general killed in action during the American Civil War. Gregg County is part of the Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the LongviewâMarshall, TX Combined Statistical Area. Discovery of oil near Kilgore, Texas in October 1920 was the beginning of an oil boom that attracted workers to the county and expanded the population by more than 500% by 1940, according to the census.