Schwertner, Texas Explained

Schwertner is an unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States. It is approximately 28 miles north-northeast of Round Rock.[1] Schwertner has a post office, with the ZIP code 76573.[2]

Starting in 1909, Schwertner was along the tracks of the Bartlett-Florence Railway, later the Bartlett Western Railroad, which ran from a connection at Bartlett, Texas with the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad to Florence, Texas, a significant cotton-processing center.[3] [4] The railroad gave Apostolic names to its stops, and the station for Schwertner was known as St. Matthew.[5] However, that line was abandoned in 1935.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Round Rock, Texas to Schwertner, Texas. Google Maps. November 30, 2021.
  2. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. Web site: The Four Gospels Railroad. Myra H. Mcilvain. November 29, 2021.
  4. Web site: Throwback Thursday: Loss of Florence Landmark Prompts Memories of Cotton Gin Operations. The Independent, Liberty Hill, November 6, 2017. November 30, 2021.
  5. Web site: The Old Bartlett Western Railroad and Marie Cronin. Clay Coppedge, TexasEscapes.com. November 29, 2021.
  6. Web site: Bartlett Western Railway. Chris Cravens, Texas State Historical Association. November 29, 2021.

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