Loyal Valley, Texas
Loyal Valley, Texas | ||
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FIPS code 48-44320[2] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1380113[1] |
Loyal Valley is an unincorporated farming and ranching community, established in 1858, and is 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Cherry Spring in the southeastern corner of Mason County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The community is located near Cold Spring Creek,[3] which runs east for 7.5 miles (12.1 km) to its mouth on Marschall Creek in Llano County, just east of Loyal Valley. The community is located on the old Pinta Trail.[4][5]
The year 2000 population was 50. Elevation 1,522 feet (464 m).[6]
Settlers and Community
Loyal Valley was settled in 1858 by
The community received a post office in 1868, and Solomon Wright was the first postmaster.[8]
John O. Meusebach[9] moved to Loyal Valley after the New Braunfels tornado of September 12, 1869 destroyed his home there.[10][11] According to Meusebach's granddaughter Irene Marschall King, he named the area for his personal loyalty to the Union that he had maintained during the American Civil War. He operated a general store and stage stop. Meusebach was appointed justice of the peace, notary public and served as the community's second postmaster in 1873. His daughter Lucy Meusebach Marschall was postmaster in January 1887, and his wife Agnes became postmaster in August 1887.[12]
The
Mason County Hoo Doo War
In 1875, the
See also
- German Texan
- Texas Hill Country
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loyal Valley, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Cold Spring Creek from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 30 April 2010. Texas State Historical Association
- ^ Nixon, Nina L.: Pinta Trail (El Camino Pinta) from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 30 April 2010. Texas State Historical Association
- ^ "El Camino Pinta" (PDF). City of San Antonio. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.City of San Antonio
- ^ "Geographical Names Information System, Loyal Valley". U.S. Dept of the Interior. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2010. U.S. Dept of the Interior
- ^ Rhoades, Alice .: Loyal Valley from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 30 April 2010. Texas State Historical Association
- ^ "Loyal Valley Postmasters". Jim Wheat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2010.Jim Wheat
- ^ Kennedy, Ira. "German Intellectuals on the Texas Frontier". TexFiles. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010. TexFiles
- ISBN 978-0-912646-68-8.
- ^ "George F Toll 320 acres land grant April 30, 1873 to John O Meusebach" (PDF). Texas General Land Office. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-292-73656-6.
- ^ Tetzlaff, Otto W: Meusebach-Comanche Treaty from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 30 April 2010. Texas State Historical Association
- ISBN 978-0-8263-1417-8.
- ^ Hudspeth, Brewster. "The Savage Life Of Herman Lehmann". Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010. Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC.
- ^ "Loyal Valley Cemetery". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-57441-397-7. Archivedfrom the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-57441-243-7.
- ^ Hadeler, Glenn. "The Mason County Hoo Doo Wars". TexFiles. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010. TexFiles
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