CYPRESS MILL , TEXAS

Blanco County, Texas Hill Country

FM 962
13 Miles NE of Johnson City the county seat
About 40 Miles W of Austin
Population: 56 est. (1980 - 2010)

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Cypress Mill former post office
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2006

History in a Pecan Shell

First known as Fuch’s Mill in the late 1860s. Wilhelm Fuchs (German for Fox) was the original owner. When a post office was applied for in 1874 the name Cypress Mill was submitted and it remained Cypress Mill ever since (the post office closed in the 1980s). The population reached 130 by the mid-1880s and cotton was the principal crop supplemented by wool and cattle.

Around the turn of the century, the town peaked with 200 residents but by 1940 it had decreased to a mere 30 people. By 1970 the community grew to 76 but again declined to 56 – where it remained for the 2000 census.

Cypress Mill, Texas store and post office

Photo courtesy Ernie Wymer, March 2008

Cypress Mill Post Office and Store
Photo courtesy Ernie Wymer, March 2008
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Old gas pumps
Photo courtesy Ernie Wymer, March 2008
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Cypress Mill Dam
Photo courtesy Ernie Wymer, March 2008

Low water crossing in Cypress Mill
Photo courtesy Ernie Wymer, March 2008

1907 Blanco County postal map showing Cypress Mill
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Texas Hill Country

Cypress Mill , Texas Nearby Towns:
Johnson City
Austin
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