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Mazeland and Wilmeth

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FM 383, Wilmeth, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 58' 36.33584999988", -100° 7' 13.9185999984"
 
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     Mazeland (2 1/2 miles southwest) was founded in 1903 when a post office and store opened on A. B. Hutchinson's Ranch. Community was probably named for the corn or maize which grows in the area. A one-room school, built 1 mile west (1904), later served both places. By 1906 the settlement had enlarged, so this section was named in honor of Joe Wilmeth, a popular Ballinger banker. Before Wilmeth Post Office was established (1907) citizens would take turns bringing mail from Mazeland in horse-drawn wagons. In 1909, however, both post offices were discontinued.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Mazeland and Wilmeth Historical Marker Location Map, Texas