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History in
a Pecan Shell
In the 1850s
Kerrville was
considered too crowded for some people. Some of “those people” looked
west for greener pastures.
In 1880 there were enough settlers to warrant a post office and
that year one was granted in Japonica,
a few miles N of present-day Hunt.
In 1913 a second post office open, named for R.F. Hunt – on whose
land the store / post office sat.
Hunt is a hub
for many summer camps and vacation homes and has been since the
1920s. The river is a major draw. From a population estimated to
be 700 in the mid 1970s, it swelled to 708 for the 1990 census –
remaining the same for the 2000 count.
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Japonica Hunt Cemetery
The Japonica /
Hunt Cemetery is on FM 1340.
From Ingram, take Highway 39 to Hunt,
turning right on FM 1340. The cemetery is about one mile on the right
hand side.
A historical marker gives a brief history of the cemetery:
"The oldest legible tombstone in this cemetery is that of George
T. Henry. It is dated 1872, sixteen years after the formal organization
of Kerr county. The
graveyard is located between the town of Hunt and the early community
of Japonica. It has been used for
the burial of many area pioneers and their descendants, and contains
a large number of unmarked graves. Although inundated by floodwaters
on several occasions, the Hunt Japonica cemetery remains in use as
an important part of Kerr
County's recorded history." |
1920s Kerr
County Map showing Japonica and
Hunt
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Kerr
County 1907 Postal Map showing Japonica.
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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