Driftwood, Texas

Driftwood is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northern Hays County, Texas, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 144.[2]

Driftwood, Texas
Census-designated place
Church in Driftwood
Driftwood
Driftwood
Coordinates: 30°7′23″N 98°1′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHays
Area
 • Total1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2)
 • Land1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,043 ft (318 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total144
 • Density111/sq mi (43.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78619
FIPS code48-21412
GNIS feature ID1378229

Geography

It lies along Farm to Market Road 150, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Kyle and 24 miles (39 km) southwest of downtown Austin. San Marcos, the Hays county seat, is 25 miles (40 km) south of Driftwood by highway.[3] The community has a post office with the ZIP code of 78619.[4]

History

Although the earliest settlers arrived in the area now known as Driftwood around 1850, the community was really established in the 1880s. A post office was among the results of the community's significant growth in that decade. Driftwood shrank almost to a ghost town by the early twentieth century; although it grew somewhat by the middle of the century, it returned to its almost-deserted state by the 1970s.[5]

Driftwood is home to The Salt Lick, a relatively well-known barbecue restaurant, Trattoria Lisina, Driftwood Estate Winery, the Wildflower Barn Event Center, Stonehouse Villa Wedding Venue, Vista Brewing and the Lazy 8 Ranch.

  • Old Texaco station
  • United Methodist Church
  • Historic cemetery

Notable people

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Driftwood, Texas
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Driftwood CDP, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  3. Google Maps
  4. Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Driftwood, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-17. Accessed 2008-08-13.

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