Schwertner is an unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States. It is approximately 28 miles north-northeast of Round Rock.[1] Schwertner has a post office, with the ZIP code 76573.[2]

Starting in 1909, Schwertner was along the tracks of the Bartlett-Florence Railway, later the Bartlett Western Railroad, which ran from a connection at Bartlett, Texas with the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad to Florence, Texas, a significant cotton-processing center.[3][4] The railroad gave Apostolic names to its stops, and the station for Schwertner was known as St. Matthew.[5] However, that line was abandoned in 1935.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Round Rock, Texas to Schwertner, Texas". Google Maps. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ^ "The Four Gospels Railroad". Myra H. Mcilvain. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Throwback Thursday: Loss of Florence Landmark Prompts Memories of Cotton Gin Operations". The Independent, Liberty Hill, November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Old Bartlett Western Railroad and Marie Cronin". Clay Coppedge, TexasEscapes.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bartlett Western Railway". Chris Cravens, Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

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Municipalities and communities of Williamson County, Texas, United States
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