Driftwood, Texas

30°7′23″N 98°1′51″W / 30.12306°N 98.03083°W / 30.12306; -98.03083CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyHaysArea • Total1.29 sq mi (3.35 km²) • Land1.29 sq mi (3.35 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation1,043 ft (318 m)Population • Total106 • Density82/sq mi (32/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codeFIPS code48-21412GNIS feature ID1378229

Driftwood is a census-designated place in northern Hays County, Texas, United States.^[1] Per the 2020 census, the population was 106.^[2]

Geography

Driftwood 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 via 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, the Ragland Ranch & Organic Herb Farm, and the Lazy 8 Ranch.

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  Old Texaco station
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  United Methodist Church
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  Historic cemetery

Notable people

• Bayley Currey, NASCAR driver
• Talmadge L. Heflin, former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 149 in Harris County
• Erin Zwiener, current member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 45 in Hays County

References

External links

Media related to Driftwood, Texas at Wikimedia Commons

• Profile of Driftwood from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Driftwood Community Club