Rice's Crossing is an

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located six miles southwest of

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in Williamson County,

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, United States. Settled in 1845 and originally called Blue Hill, the community was renamed Rice's Crossing in 1872 in honor of James O. Rice, a Texas Ranger and early settler.

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