Griffith Switch   Griffith was named for early settler, J. W. Griffith. It is located on FM Road 2258, on the Johnson County line. When the International and Great Northern Railroad came through the county and laid a spur track to Griffith in 1903, the name became Griffith Switch. The community served as a cattle shippiing point. References: Hawkins, et al, History Workshop, History of Ellis County, Texas, Texian Press, Waco. 1972. A Memorial and Biographical History of Ellis County, Texas. Lewis Pub. Co. Chicago. 1892. Handbook of Texas Online   Copyright © 2002-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Monday, 10-Sep-2018 10:23:32 MDT