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Fredericksburg is located east of the center of Gillespie County 70 miles (110 km) north of San Antonio and 78 miles (126 km) west of Austin.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.3 square kilometres (8.6 sq mi), of which 22.2 square kilometres (8.6 sq mi) are land and 0.12 km 2 (0.05 sq mi), or 0.55%, is covered by water.
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Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 26,725. [1] The county seat is Fredericksburg. [2]
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook part of West Texas on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Weather Channel 6 hours ago Interstate 40 Finally Reopening, Five Months After Helene
In 1856, New York City broker Francis Morris bought 23,000 acres (93.08 km 2; 35.94 sq mi) of land in Gillespie and Kerr counties for twenty-five cents an acre. He eventually sold off all but 16,000 acres (64.75 km 2; 25.00 sq mi), and hired his nephew Charles Morris to manage the acreage for horse breeding.
Greensheet is a local community newspaper based in Houston, Texas, with local offices in Houston and Dallas, Texas. The newspaper was founded in March 1970. Greensheet currently has 19 print editions in Texas. 12 in Houston, Texas; 7 in Dallas, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas. Greensheet also provides an online marketplace offering free classified ...
Albert, originally Martinsburg, is a ghost town located 16 miles (25.7 km) southeast of Fredericksburg and one mile (1.6 km) west of the Blanco County line in southeastern Gillespie County, Texas, United States. [3] The town was a stop on the Fredericksburg-Blanco stage route; [3] in 1967, it became a stop on the President's Ranch Trail. [4]
The Fredericksburg Historic District is located in Fredericksburg, Texas in Gillespie County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Texas on October 14, 1970 [ 2 ] The district area coincides with the original platting of the town by Herman Wilke, and the streets are laid out in a wide grid.