Colberg
Colberg was near present Farm Road 3238 fifteen miles west of Austin in western Travis County. A post office opened there in 1883 with Ernst Hallmann as postmaster. In 1884 Colberg reported two churches, a district school, a steam gristmill and cotton gin, and forty residents. The post office was discontinued in 1885, and mail for the community was sent to Oak Hill.
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Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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