Details - Site of Old Communities of Mazeland and Wilmeth - Atlas Number 5399003269

Marker Number	3269
Atlas Number	5399003269
Marker Title	Site of Old Communities of Mazeland and Wilmeth
Index Entry	Mazeland and Wilmeth, Site of Old Communities of
Address	FM 383
City	Wilmeth
County	Runnels
UTM Zone	14
UTM Easting	394130
UTM Northing	3538408
Subject Codes	ghost towns
Marker Year	1968
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	No
Marker Location	FM 383, Wilmeth
Private Property	No
Marker Condition	In Situ
Marker Size	18" x 28"
Marker Text	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.