Nameless, Texas
Nameless is a populated place in Travis County, Texas, United States, with a small portion extending into Williamson County. The community is also referred to as Cross Creek and Fairview. [1] Nameless is approximately 21 miles northwest of downtown Austin, and is a part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. It contains the Cherry Hollow Subdivision and a large portion of Nameless Road, which extends into both Jonestown and Leander.
History
A post office was established at Nameless in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1890.[2] The locals ended up with the name "Nameless" after several applications containing other names were turned down by the post office.[3]
Nameless was first populated by Scotch-Irish settlers. When the township was being organized townspeople attempted to submit names, one of which was Fairview, to the post office for recognition as a town, which was customary in those days. The post office repeatedly denied the various names because other towns already had claimed them. In a fitting rebut the citizens replied in disgust, "Let the post office be nameless and be damned!" Thus the town of Nameless was born. [4]
The town eventually became a part of the city of Leander, and the Nameless (Fairview) school closed in 1945. The school was restored in 2008-2009, and it and the Nameless Cemetery are all that is left of the Nameless Community.
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