Moore's Crossing
Moore's Crossing is a community near Farm Road 973 nine miles southeast of Austin in southeastern Travis County. The location was used as a low-water crossing of Onion Creek as early as the 1840s but did not receive its current name until the early 1900s, when John B. Moore built a store in the area. In 1915 part of the original Congress Avenue bridge from Austin was used to replace the low-water crossing on Onion Creek, but a flood washed it out later that year. The rest of the Congress Avenue bridge was used to rebuild the bridge on Onion Creek in 1922. A few scattered houses marked the community on county highway maps in the 1940s; the population was reported at twenty-five in 1941. The bridge at Moore's Crossing, which has received a Texas Historical Commission marker, was closed in the 1990s. The community continued to report a population of twenty-five through 2000.
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.
Belongs to
Moore's Crossing is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Moore's Crossing is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- [Moores Crossing]
Location
Latitude: 30.16882370Longitude: -97.66389080
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No
Population Count, 2009
25