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Williamson County, Texas

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
75historic places
—earliest paper
1848formed
609,017pop. 2020
66cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 75 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Georgetown, Taylor, Round Rock.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Texas is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Williamson titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

66 of 75 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

75 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Amos, Martin C., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Arnold-Torbet HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Atkinson HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Belford Historic DistrictGeorgetownDistrict1986
Bowlen HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Bryson Stage Coach StopLiberty HillBuilding1978
Burcham HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Casey HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Caswell HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Chesser-Morgan HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Cooper, Jesse and Sara, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1996
Daughtrey, E. M., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Dickey, Dr. James L., HouseTaylorBuilding2017
Dimmitt, John J., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1996
Easley, S. A., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
First Methodist ChurchGeorgetownBuilding1986
Fowler, D. D., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Georgetown Light and Water WorksGeorgetownBuilding1996
Harper-Chesser HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Harrell, Moses, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Harris, E. M., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Hawnen, A. W., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Hewitt, M. S., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1996
House at 214 W. UniversityGeorgetownBuilding1986
House at 801 WestGeorgetownBuilding1986
House at 907 PineGeorgetownBuilding1986
Hutto Commercial Historic DistrictHuttoDistrict2011
Hyer, Dr. Robert, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Imhoff HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Inn at Brushy CreekOld Round RockBuilding1970
Irvine, George, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Johnson, J. J., FarmGeorgetownBuilding1986
Kenney's Fort Site (41WM465)Round RockSite1987
Lane-Riley HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Leake, Will and Mary, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Leavell, John, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Lockett, M. B. and Annie, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Love, Frank and Mellie, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Makemson, W. K. and Kate, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
McFadin HouseTaylorBuilding1980
McKnight-Ebb HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
McMurray HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Merrell, Capt. Nelson, HouseRound RockBuilding1970
Miller-Ellyson HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Old Georgetown High SchoolGeorgetownBuilding1986
Olive Street Historic DistrictGeorgetownDistrict2013
Paige-DeCrow-Weir HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Patrick, Woodson and Margaret, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Pegues HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Preslar-Hewitt BuildingTaylorBuilding2003
Price, R. H. and Martha, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Railroad Produce DepotGeorgetownBuilding1979
Reedy, J. H., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Round Rock Commercial Historic DistrictRound RockDistrict1983
Round Rock Post Office and William M. Owen HouseRound RockBuilding1983
Rouser HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Saint John's Methodist ChurchGeorgetownBuilding1986
Sansom-Schmalenbeck HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Saxon Motor Car StoreGeorgetownBuilding1986
Sillure, A. W., HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Southwestern University Administration Building and Mood HallGeorgetownBuilding1975
Stone, Robert and Lula, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Taylor Downtown Historic DistrictTaylorDistrict2005
Taylor High School CampusTaylorBuilding2018
Taylor National BankTaylorBuilding1980
Taylor-Cooper HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Tinnen HouseGeorgetownBuilding1970
University Avenue-Elm Street Historic DistrictGeorgetownDistrict1979
Vaden, W. C. and Kate, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Wesley Chapel A.M.E ChurchGeorgetownBuilding1986
Wilcox, D. K. and Inez, HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Wilcox-Graves HouseGeorgetownBuilding1986
Williamson County Courthouse Historic District (Boundary Increase)GeorgetownDistrict1986
Williamson County Courthouse Historical DistrictGeorgetownDistrict1977
Zidell HouseTaylorBuilding2009

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Williamson was formed in 1848 (1848-03-13) from Milam.

WILLIAMSON created from MILAM.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Williamson County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

609k305k1,5681850188019201940196020002020
18501860188019001920194019501960198020002020
1,5684,52915,15538,07242,93441,69838,85335,04476,521249,967609,017

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

66 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 66 of 66 listed
NameLatLon
Allison Cemetery30.69492-97.35639
Anderson Cemetery30.69998-97.8594
Andice Cemetery30.78074-97.85724
Avery Cemetery30.48076-97.44444
Bagdad Cemetery30.57658-97.86974
Bartlett Cemetery30.77547-97.44334
Beyersville Cemetery30.51851-97.34083
Bittick Family Cemetery30.78686-97.91753
Bonnet Cemetery30.50259-97.85252
Bratton Cemetery30.47853-97.68334
Bullion Cemetery30.69769-97.8064
Calvary Cemetery30.7113-97.47306
Cedar Brake Cemetery30.61778-97.88331
Cedar Park Cemetery30.50891-97.82465
Cementerio de las Tres Marias30.68519-97.91307
Christ Church Cemetery30.55131-97.30277
Connell Cemetery At Bear Creek30.74269-97.94473
Corn Hill Cemetery30.80185-97.60334
Davis Cemetery30.58269-97.82612
Denison Cemetery30.75158-97.50028
Farmer Cemetery30.75936-97.63056
Fore Cemetery30.71547-97.83001
Garden Cemetery30.67158-97.24777
Gardner Cemetery30.63591-97.44537
Granger Cemetery30.71797-97.42695
Guadalupe Cemetery30.55659-97.38361
Guentzel Cemetery30.45687-97.1911
Hanks Cemetery30.6327-97.24444
Hennington Cemetery30.83102-97.29361
Holy Cross Cemetery30.7188-97.42556
Hopewell Cemetery30.64602-98.01307
Hunt Cemetery30.6938-97.83029
Jackson Cemetery30.76297-97.41972
Jenkins Cemetery30.67464-97.75335
Jollyville Cemetery30.43409-97.77695
Land Cemetery30.8288-97.63029
Liberty Hill Cemetery30.67797-97.94835
Macedonia Cemetery30.69186-97.48389
Machu Cemetery30.68936-97.38694
Mager Cemetery30.4877-97.31888
Matsler Cemetery30.77213-97.79029
McFadin Cemetery30.64409-97.4175
McNeil Cemetery30.47159-97.71945
Miller Cemetery30.6113-97.89946
Mount Horeb Cemetery30.78435-97.92196
New Bern Cemetery30.62909-97.32555
New Hope Cemetery30.53233-97.83545
Pond Springs Cemetery30.46853-97.78807
Ramseur Cemetery30.5552-97.21694
Ratliff Cemetery30.81108-97.76431
Rhodes Cemetery30.44742-97.78029
Rocky Hollow Cemetery30.73741-97.80001
Saint Marys Cemetery30.5802-97.40417
Salyer-Millard Cemetery30.75074-97.65862
Sawyer Cemetery30.67769-97.7814
Shiloh Cemetery30.4952-97.53556
Simmons Cemetery30.8313-97.29389
Sloan- Easley Cemetery30.62547-97.48361
Smart Cemetery30.81741-97.84446
Upchurch Cemetery30.61422-97.8267
Wells Cemetery30.62291-97.83857
Wesley Chapel Cemetery30.75935-97.8089
Whitley Cemetery30.6238-97.76612
Williams - Buck Cemetery30.72995-97.91006
Wuthrich Hill Cemetery30.62464-97.35944
Young Cemetery30.69908-97.33083
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
NameLatLon
Old Round Rock30.51464-97.68167

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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