Texas Hill Country Spicewood - Spicewood
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Spicewood, Texas, an
unincorporated community in Burnet County
was established in the late 1800s. The name
derived from the Spicewood timber that grew
along nearby Little Cypress Creek. A post
office opened in 1899 with James B. Pangle
as its postmaster. As surrounding
communities began to decline, many of their
residents turned to Spicewood as the focus
of local community life. A Baptist Church
was organized in 1908. In 1919, Spicewood
replaced Rockvale as the official name of
the local school district. The population
was approximately 100 during the mid 1920s
and rose to 125 by 1933. Local businesses
prospered when Farm Road 93 (present-day
State Highway 71) was built through the area
during the 1940s. In 1949, the school in
nearby Haynie Flat consolidated with
Spicewood's school district and then three
years later, Spicewood became part of the
Marble Falls Independent School District.
