Driftwood is a

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and

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in northern

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, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 106.

Geography

It lies along Farm to Market Road 150, northwest of Kyle and southwest of downtown

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. San Marcos, the Hays

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, is south of Driftwood by highway. The community has a

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with the ZIP code of 78619.Zip Code Lookup

History

Although the earliest settlers arrived in the area now known as Driftwood around 1850, the community was really established in the 1880s. A post office was among the results of the community's significant growth in that decade. Driftwood shrank almost to a

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by the early twentieth century; although it grew somewhat by the middle of the century, it returned to its almost-deserted state by the 1970s.Driftwood, Texas

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, 2008-01-17. Accessed 2008-08-13. Driftwood is home to The Salt Lick, a relatively well-known

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restaurant, Trattoria Lisina, Driftwood Estate Winery, the Wildflower Barn Event Center, Stonehouse Villa Wedding Venue, Vista Brewing, the Ragland Ranch & Organic Herb Farm and the Lazy 8 Ranch. File:Driftwood_TX_Old_Texaco.jpg, Old Texaco station File:Driftwood_TX_UM_Church.jpg, United Methodist Church File:Driftwood_TX_Cemetery_Marker.jpg, Historic cemetery

Notable people

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driver * Talmadge L. Heflin, former member of the

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from District 149 in Harris County * Erin Zwiener, current member of the

for District 45 in

References

External links

Profile of Driftwood
from the

Driftwood Community Club
Census-designated places in Hays County, Texas Census-designated places in Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Census-designated places in Greater Austin {{HaysCountyTX-geo-stub