Welcome to Austin County
Welcome to Austin County, Texas I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Austin County. It is my sincere wish that you an yours enjoy the many…
Fun Facts & Firsts
Austin County Facts Austin County is named for Stephen Fuller Austin, also known as the “Father of Texas.” Austin County was selected by Stephen F. Austin in 1823 as the…
Where is Bellville
Where is Bellville Texas Bellville, voted the county seat of Austin County in 1846, is at the junction of Texas Highway 36 and FM 159, roughly the geographic center of…
Bleiblerville
Bleiblerville, in northwest Austin County on Highway 2502, was originally part of the 1830’s Shelbourne Plantation. Germans settled in the area as the plantations were downsized into small farmsteads. A…
Brazos Country
Brazos Country was developed in the late 1970s. In 1978, a small independent Houston oil company came into Austin County and purchased 650 acres of ranch land immediately west of…
Cat Spring
History of Cat Spring Texas Cat Spring is situated a few miles southwest of Bellville, the county seat. As one of the first German/American settlements in the state, it is…
Frydek
Frydek is on Farm Road 1458 and the west bank of the Brazos River three miles east of Sealy and three miles south of San Felipe in southeastern Austin County….
History of Industry
History of Industry Texas Industry, the “oldest German town in Texas,” is situated in the scenic rolling hills of western Austin County at the intersection of State Highway 159 and…