Site of Old Communities of Mazeland and Wilmeth
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 31° 58.645 W 100° 07.206
14R E 394171 N 3538479
Texas Historical Marker on FM 383 in Wilmeth, TX in front of the Wingate Masonic Lodge, providing some background on both Wilmeth and nearby Mazeland, two communities that were essentially joined at the hip.
Waymark Code: WM113WG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 3269

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Mazeland (2 1/2 mi. SW) was founded in 1903 when a post office and store opened on A.B. Hutchinson's Ranch. Community was probably named for the corn or "maize" which grows in the area. A one-room school, built 1 mi. W. (1904), later served both places.

By 1906 the settlement had enlarged, so this section was named in honor of Joe Wilmeth, a popular Ballinger banker.

Before Wilmeth post office was established (1907) citizens would take turns bringing mail from Mazeland in horse-drawn wagons. In 1909, however, both post offices were discontinued. (1968)
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