Nix near Lampasas in Lampasas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Nix
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 13, 2023
1. Nix Marker
Inscription.
Nix. . Settlers came to this site along the Fort Phantom Hill Road in the 1860s and established the village of Nix. Harvey Wallace opened a general store in 1875, and his wife Elizabeth became the first postmaster. Several springs ran nearby, including Dripping Springs near the Nix Cemetery founded in 1878. By 1885, citizens started a school on the Levi Ringer place. The town boasted a cotton gin, blacksmiths and stores, and citizens built a new schoolhouse in 1920. Rock quarries and cedar yards begun in the 1940s supported the local economy. Nix schools absorbed Bend, Lynch Creek and Ogles before consolidating with Lampasas in 1952. The historic Nix schoolhouse later became a community center.
Settlers came to this site along the Fort Phantom Hill Road in the 1860s and established the village of Nix. Harvey Wallace opened a general store in 1875, and his wife Elizabeth became the first postmaster. Several springs ran nearby, including Dripping Springs near the Nix Cemetery founded in 1878. By 1885, citizens started a school on the Levi Ringer place. The town boasted a cotton gin, blacksmiths and stores, and citizens built a new schoolhouse in 1920. Rock quarries and cedar yards begun in the 1940s supported the local economy. Nix schools absorbed Bend, Lynch Creek and Ogles before consolidating with Lampasas in 1952. The historic Nix schoolhouse later became a community center.
Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13991.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
Location. 31° 6.533′ N, 98° 22.229′ W. Marker is near Lampasas, Texas, in Lampasas County. It is in Nix. It is on Farm to Market Road 580 0.2 miles west of County Route 1403, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located in front of community center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12090 FM 580, Lampasas TX 76550, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Big Country. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 13, 2023
2. Nix Marker on the Historic Nix Schoolhouse / Community Center
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 591 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
