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History in
a Pecan ShellThis
tiny community remains centered around the old store which is still intact after
closed in the 1980s. It has also retained the same population for the last 69
years (40 residents). Muellersville was named after William Mueller (1870-1911)
who was the Texas-born son of German immigrant parents. A post office was in operation
before the Civil War and in the early 1900s, William Mueller was the owner of
the community store.
The post office closed in 1905 but mail was routed
from Brenham. Muellersville, with
the nearby towns of Bleiblerville
and Welcome formed a co-op
gin in the early 1920s which continued to operate even as fewer and fewer farmers
planted cotton. It finally closed in the 1960s.
Today the area is awash in a sea of cattle
pastures.
Proximity to Brenham
stunted growth and in the early 1930s the population was a mere 25. The 1950 census
counted 40 people – where it has remained ever since.
The town is identified
by two things: the naming of a street in the community – and the most notable
landmark: the old Muellersville store and gas station shown above. |
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