Wimberley’s post office opened in 1880, and 4 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 40% of U.S. towns · #182 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Wimberley was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. 4 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 37 buildings. Below: maps from 1964 on.
Founding year: the first Wimberley post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Wimberley’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Wimberley is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns, #182 of 642 in Texas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Wimberley’s overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Wimberley’s 156 sits above most of its state (97% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 45 historic buildings outnumber those of 84% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B+. The pre-1940 share (±1.0 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Wimberley’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wimberley started as a trading post settlement near Cypress Creek in 1848, the year Hays County was organized. After William Carvin Winters built a gristmill at the site in 1856, it took on the name "Winters' Mill". When the mill was sold in 1864 to the Cude family, its name was changed to "Cude's Mill". It was sold again in 1874 to Pleasant Wimberley and took on his name. Over the years, the mill was expanded to process lumber, shingles, flour, molasses, and cotton.
The mill is gone, but Winter's home survives and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wimberley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1964Wimberley sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wimberley.
Places that used to be
Old corners
Wimberley’s post office has been open since 1880.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Cloptins CrossingPioneer Town
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Wimberley’s history
What year was Wimberley founded?
The Wimberley post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Wimberley rank for history?
Wimberley is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns, #182 of 642 in Texas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Wimberley?
4 listings: 3 buildings, among them the John R. Dobie House (listed 1992, the first), and 1 historic district, the Wimberley Downtown Square Historic District, with 37 contributing buildings. 45 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Wimberley?
0.0% of Wimberley’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.0 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1994.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (4), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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