Coldspring

According to local tradition, the settlement was named by Joseph Graves for the cold springwater found there. Updated 1 year ago
Coldspring, Texas

Coldspring, Texas

Coldspring, Texas is the county seat of San Jacinto County. Photograph by Adavyd.

Coldspring is at the junction of State Highway 150 and Farm roads 1514, 946, and 2025, sixty-five miles north of Houston in central San Jacinto County. According to local tradition, the settlement was named by Joseph Graves for the cold springwater found there. The first post office, named Coonskin, was opened in 1847. Within a year the office was renamed Fireman's Hill, and in 1850 the name was changed to Cold Spring, officially respelled Coldspring in 1894. The town, located on the Robert Rankin grant, became the county seat of newly established San Jacinto County in 1870. County government, agriculture, and lumbering provided the chief sources of income for Coldspring residents during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The courthouse burned in 1915, and the townsite was moved to its present, more elevated, site. The old town is now marked only by the old San Jacinto County Jail, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and became a registered Texas landmark in 1982. The first bank in Coldspring opened in 1907, at which time the community had between 400 and 500 residents.

Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

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Place type

Coldspring is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • [Cold Spring]
  • (Coonskin)
  • (Fireman's Hill)

Locations

  • Latitude
    30.58977950
    Longitude
    -95.13072000

Has Post Office

Yes

Is Incorporated

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Coldspring by the Numbers

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Population Counts

Coldspring
Pop. Year Source
819 2020 United States Census Bureau
975 2019 Texas Demographic Center
853 2010 United States Census Bureau
691 2000 United States Census Bureau
538 1990 United States Census Bureau
569 1980 United States Census Bureau
675 1970 United States Census Bureau
655 1960 United States Census Bureau
500 1950 United States Census Bureau
500 1940 United States Census Bureau
500 1930 United States Census Bureau
500 1920 United States Census Bureau
439 1900 United States Census Bureau
7,747 1890 United States Census Bureau