Meyersville
Community opened by Peter Bluntzer, an 1843 settler drawing many others from Alsace; named for Adolph Meyer, an 1846 arrival, at whose home post office was established (1851). Lutheran and Catholic churches were founded in 1850s. Public school opened in 1899. Famous turkey-producing area. Population reached peak about 1923.
28.9285° N, 97.3129° W
Where to Find It
FM 3157, Meyersville
Nearby Markers
- 0.5 mi W St. John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Meyersville
- 0.5 mi W St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cuero
- 1.2 mi SW Peter Bluntzer Meyersville
- 3 mi NW Site of the Home of Robert Justus Kleberg Meyersville
- 3.3 mi E Golly Hollow School and Community Cuero
- 4.4 mi W Site of the Home of Captain John York Yorktown