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Wimberley’s early roots traced from Tonkawa to Winters’ Mill
Adelia Scudder surveys Wimberley history from Tonkawa occupation through 19th century settlement. Indian artifacts, mound sites on Cypress Creek and Little Arkansas, and Winters’ Mill give rise to a growing community. Land patents and veterans’ grants shaped land distribution, with James Montgomery and Jacob De Cordova’s transfers helping form the town. The era sees a multi-family influx, a shared school church town hall, and wartime shifts as Hays County organized into beats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimberley
America
Texas
Don Harris
Charlie Howell
Little Arkansas
Cypress Creek
Eddie Gumbert
Harris
Texas General Land Office
Austin
Hays County
Amasa Turner
Blanco River
Jacobs Well Creek
Turner
William R. Baker
Jacob DeCordova
James Montgomery
William Winters
Winters
J.L.N. Judd
Winters’ Mill
Dan Mays
A. Heaton
Williams A. Leath
John Cade
Willis Ferguson
Cade
Pleasant Wimberley
Blanco County