Nix is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in southwestern

Lampasas County, Texas Lampasas County ( ) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,627. Its county seat is Lampasas. The county is named for the Lampasas River. Lampasas County is part of th ...

, United States. It was once a stop on a

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route.

History

The Fort Phantom Hill Road, a Texas Fort Trail, ran through the Nix in the 1850s. The community was settled in the early 1880s on the stagecoach and mail route that ran west from

Lampasas Lampasas ( ) is a city in Lampasas County, Texas, United States. Its population was 7,291 at the 2020 census. It is the seat of Lampasas County. Lampasas is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan statistical area. History ...

. In 1883, David Coterell started a blacksmith shop, and Elizabeth Wallace opened a general store. Wallace was the first postmistress when she opened a post office in her store. The post office was discontinued in 1906. Nix had two mills and gins by 1892, and churches had been established by 1896. Considerable interest arose in drilling for gas and oil in the area during the 1920s and 1930s, though Nix was the site of the county's only dry test well. By 1947, a combination church/school had been established west of the community. The population of Nix reached its peak of 27 in 1896. In 2000, six people were living in Nix. A Texas historical marker was placed in front of the school in 2007.

References

{{Lampasas County, Texas Populated places in Lampasas County, Texas