Official Name: | Cedar Springs |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas |
Coordinates: | 31.1919°N -96.9253°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Falls |
Named For: | Spring, cedar grove |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 1990; as per Handbook of Texas |
Population Total: | 90 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 410 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 76570 |
Area Code: | 254 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1998552 |
Cedar Springs, formerly Mill Tract, is an unincorporated community in west Falls County, Texas, United States.[1]
Cedar Springs is situated on Farm to Market Road 2027. It was named for a nearby spring and cedar grove. A post office called operated from 1879 to 1905, and was called Viesca, for Sarahville de Viesca. In 1891, the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway was completed, which bypassed Cedar Springs by 6 miles. Many residents moved to establish Lott. From 1910, the community continued to decline.[2] [3] As of the 1970 and 1990 census, Cedar Springs had a population of 90.[4]