Hays County, Texas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 59 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near San Marcos, Kyle, Wimberley.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP40 of 59 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
59 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHays was formed in 1848 (1848-03-01) from Travis.
HAYS created from TRAVIS.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHays County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387 | 2,126 | 7,555 | 14,142 | 15,920 | 15,349 | 17,840 | 19,934 | 40,594 | 97,589 | 241,067 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS83 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 83 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Abel Ranch Cemetery |
| Adare Cemetery |
| Alexander Cemetery |
| Allen Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Bading Cemetery |
| Barton Cemetery |
| Blackwell Cemetery |
| Blanco River Crossing Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Byrd Owen Cemetery |
| Camino Real Crossing Cemetery |
| Chatham Cemetery |
| Cherry Springs Cemetery |
| Christal Cemetery |
| Cocke Cemetery |
| Cruze Cemetery |
| Driftwood Cemetery |
| Duran Cemetery |
| Dye Cemetery |
| Fitzhugh Cemetery |
| Fulton Cemetery |
| Gatlin - Garrett Cemetery |
| Good Cemetery |
| Guadalupe Cemetery |
| Heaton-Henson Cemetery |
| Hector Cemetery |
| Hernandez Cemetery |
| Holmes Cemetery |
| Holt Cemetery |
| Hugo Cemetery |
| Ireland Cemetery |
| Jacobs Well Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Klein Cemetery |
| Kuykendall Cemetery |
| Kyle Cemetery |
| Kyle Cemetery |
| La Luz Cemetery |
| Lindemann Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| Martin Church Cemetery |
| Martin Family Cemetery |
| Massey Cemetery |
| McGehee Grave |
| McKellar Cemetery |
| Middlebrooks Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Moore-Belvin Cemetery |
| Mount Sharp Cemetery |
| Mountain City Oaks Grave |
| Nichols Cemetery |
| Niederwald Cemetery |
| Old Community Cemetery |
| Perry Cemetery |
| Peryear Cemetery |
| Phillips Cemetery |
| Pitts Cemetery |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Pursley Cemetery |
| Puryear Cemetery |
| Reaves Cemetery |
| Rizo Cemetery |
| Round Tree Grave |
| Saint Mary's Cemetery |
| Saint Michael's Cemetery |
| Saint Stephen's Cemetery |
| Saint Vicente |
| San Marcos Community Cemetery |
| San Pedro Cemetery |
| San Vincente Cemetery |
| School Cemetery |
| Skyview Cemetery |
| Slave Cemetery |
| Sprouse Cemetery |
| Wallace Family Cemetery |
| Wallace Mountain Cemetery |
| Weaver Cemetery |
| Wenger Ranch Cemetery |
| Wilson Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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