Williamson County Historical Commission
contact Wayne Ware (512)
863-2202
Communities -
the History and
Images of WC Cites and Towns
a special thanks the the Williamson Museum for letting us post these pages
view WILLIAMSON COUNTY TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY POST OFFICES
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also view the Family Land Heritage Program
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS
by The Handbook of Texas
Online
cities
and towns of the county
“WELCOME TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY”
The exhibit focuses on the communities and towns across the county. Photographs and statistics from towns such as Liberty Hill, Jarrell, Taylor, and Cedar Park depict the people and places of Williamson County’s history. Come to the museum and see the new exhibit.
click on towns for more information
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Allison also known as Old Friendship
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Berry's Creek also known as Johnsonville
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Beyersville also known as Dacus or Dacus Crossing
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Buttercup also known as Doddville and Dodd's Store)
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Cedar Park as known as Brueggerhoff
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Connell
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Densonville also known as Denson and Denison
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Friendship also called Old Friendship or Allison
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Gabriel Mills community was known as Mather Mills, Brizendine Mills
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Grover
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Keliehor Also known as Keelersville, Keliehorville, Keeler, Keelar, Kellar
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Miller Community also know as Jenks Branch
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Rice's Crossing was first named Blue Hill
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Rocky Hollow the Indian name for the village before the white settlement was Draco
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South Gabriel was first named Lewiston
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Thorndale (the eastern part of the city is in Milam County)
WILLIAMSON COUNTY FLAG
The stars on the flag surrounding the state
of Texas represent the thirty-three viable communities identified by
Clara Stearns Scarbrough in her 1973 book, Land of Good Water. In 1970,
these communities ranged in population from twenty people in Norman’s
Crossing to more than 10,000 residents in Taylor. It is difficult to
establish how many communities exist in Williamson County today, because
the determination of “community” is subjective and without set criteria.
However, in Williamson County in 2004, there were eleven towns with
populations of over 1,000 people and seven towns with populations above
5,000.
Courtesy of the Williamson County
Commissioner’s Court
a special thanks the the Williamson Museum
for letting us post this write-up
also view the
Family Land Heritage Program
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS
by The Handbook of Texas Online -
also view
Places and Events in Williamson County, Texas
by Rebecca Osborne, Ph.D.
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORY
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Leander & Bagdad, Williamson County, Texas
Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas Home Page
Prehistoric History of the Liberty Hill Region
Liberty Hill Settlement in the 1850's
History of the Liberty Hill Stage Coach Stop (1852)
Liberty Hill -Then and Now
The Founding of New Liberty Hill (1882)
Historic Liberty Hill Cemetery Listing.
History of Cedar Park
view other Williamson County history pages