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History in
a Pecan Shell
Named for a stand
of timber along Little Cypress Creek, Spicewood dates from the late
19th Century. How late? Well, the post office was granted in 1899.
Smaller settlements in southern Burnet
County and western Travis
County (Hatnie Flat) that were declining or too small for their
own post office started using the one at Spicewood.
The local school district known as Rockvale changed its name
to Spicewood in 1919.
The population reached 100 in the 1920s and in 1933 it had increased
to 125. It wasn't until the 1940s when a decent road connected Spicewood
to the outside world. What had been FM 93 was later enlarged and improved
to become today's Highway 71.
The 1970 census counted 100 residents and it remained at 110 from
the mid 1970s through 1990. An influx of people leaving Austin
pushed the population to 2,000 for the 2000 census and the official
Texas highway map put the population at 4,000 (estimate) for 2010.
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