Mount Juliet
Mount Juliet was a community eight miles north of Austin near what is now U.S. Highway 183 in northern Travis County. A post office was established there in 1873 with James A. Wright as postmaster. The community took its name from the Wright family's hometown in Tennessee. When the International and Great Northern line was built from Rockdale to Austin in 1876, it missed Mount Juliet by about two miles. The post office moved to Duval in 1877, and Mount Juliet gradually was abandoned. The area was annexed as part of the city of Austin in the 1970s.
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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Belongs to
Mount Juliet is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
No
Place type
Mount Juliet is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Red Store)
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No