Maxey

Mud was a rural community on the Colorado River near Farm Road 2322 sixteen miles northwest of Austin in western Travis County. A post office was established there in 1887 with James E. Maxey as postmaster. The community took its name from the moist lowlands along the river. In the 1890s it reported a general store and ten residents. By 1913 the post office had moved to a site about three miles northeast of its first location. The office was discontinued in 1934, and mail for the community was sent to Spicewood in Burnet County. The population of Mud was estimated at 100 in 1914 but had fallen to forty by 1939. No evidence of the community was shown on county highway maps in the late 1940s. In the 1980s the former townsite was within the boundaries of Pace Bend Park.

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Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl | © TSHA

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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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Currently Exists

No

Place type

Maxey is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Mud)

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No