Wimberley in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Wimberley Mills

Photographed by James Hulse, March 21, 2022

1. Wimberley Mills Marker

Inscription. In 1848 William C. Winters (1809-64), a veteran of San Jacinto, came to this valley and built a grist mill and sawmill on Cypress Creek. A settlement called Winters Mill soon emerged from the wilderness. After a flood destroyed the millhouse about 1856, Winters moved to higher ground across the creek and built a new 2-story millhouse with a long millrace and tailrace. After Winters' death in 1864, his son-in-law John M. Cude operated the mill successfully and the village came to be called Cude's Mill.

Pleasant Wimberley (1823-1919) in 1874 bought the mill complex which included a stone flour mill, French buhrstone grist mill, sawmill, shingle mill, and a one-stand cotton gin, powered by a 21-inch turbine type waterwheel. The "Wimberley Mills" post office, opened in 1880, soon was renamed "Wimberley".

A short supply of cypress wood in the early 1880s caused the shingle mill to close. In 1893 the flour mill shut down. Because of the diminishing flow of Cypress Creek, the operation was converted to steam power in 1900 and the millhouse was rebuilt in order to continue in operation.

The milling enterprise was abandoned in 1934, after over 85 years of service on Cypress Creek.

Erected 1974 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10337.)

Topics. This historical

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marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 29° 59.844′ N, 98° 5.927′ W. Marker is in Wimberley, Texas, in Hays County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 12 and River Road, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 12. The marker is located in front of a bank building along the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 River Road, Wimberley TX 78676, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Winters-Wimberley House (within shouting distance of this marker); James C. Lane House (approx. 0.2 miles away); John R. Dobie House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Century-Old Wimberley Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Jacobs Well Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Jacob's Well Natural Area (approx. 3.1 miles away); Jacob's Well (approx. 3.2 miles away); First Christian Church of San Marcos (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wimberley.

Also see . . . Wimberley, TX. Texas State Historical Association - Handbook of Texas (Submitted on March 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Wimberley Mills Marker in front of the bank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 21, 2022

2. The Wimberley Mills Marker in front of the bank

The view of the Wimberley Mills Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 21, 2022

3. The view of the Wimberley Mills Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.