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WATERLOO,
TEXASWilliamson
County, Texas Hill Country
FM 619 on Pecan Creek
4 miles NE of Taylor
39 miles NE of Austin
Population 60 (est)
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Waterloo
scene
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, 8-15-04 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was named after local storekeeper Josiah Rainwater's hometown
in Kentucky about 1890. Settlement had been about ten years earlier.
The post office was in operation from 1893 through 1904. By 1933 there
were only ten citizens in Waterloo and the Waterloo school consolidated
with Thrall in 1949. The town had a
population of sixty from 1949 through 1990. |
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Waterloo,
Texas photo?
Could
you please tell me if this is Waterloo Texas? Statue of the soldier
[reads] 1846-1848. Thanks - Mike Wallraff, March
03, 2006 |
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Our
guess would be Waterloo, Iowa. The town pictured is too developed
for the Waterloo in Williamson County - and Austin stopped using the
name Waterloo very early in its history. We know of no monuments for
the Mexican War in Texas. - Editor
Anyone wishing to share history or photos of Waterloo, Texas,
please contact
us.
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