After James O. Rice settled in the 1850s near a spring-fed pond, the area was called "Pond Spring." By 1854 a log school building was erected near the pond (1 mi.N) and also served for worship and a social center. Thomas S. Rutledge ran a nearby store, post office and blacksmith shop. After the post office closed in 1880 and the Austin & Northwestern Railroad bypassed Pond Springs in 1882, the community declined. The school was consolidated in 1903 with Jollyville, moved to this site in 1927, and became part of the Round Rock district in 1969. (1979) supplemental plaque: In 2006, the Round Rock Independent School District moved this historical marker, commemorating the Pond Springs community and school, to this location, the fourth site of the Pond Springs School.
Pond Springs Community and School
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Pond Springs Community and School is a historical marker in Round Rock, Williamson County. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4464, -97.7643 near Round Rock. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jollyville Community and School (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rhodes, Jolly Cemetery, and Jolly Family.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009325. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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