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According to old-timers, the community of
Spicewood got it's name from some low-lying brush that once bordered Cypress Creek which flows through the area. Pioneers knew the fragrant foliage was not indigenous to the area, and because the
Spicewood was so unusual , so-named their settlement.
Early settlers in the region first put down roots at
Corwin, about two miles southeast of what is now Spicewood.
Until 1947, travelers to Austin from the Spicewood area could cross the
Pedernales River by ferry only. There was no bridge.
The dams that created nearby Lake Travis were constructed in the late 1930s. Old-timers remember the first filling up in 1940.
The Fall Creek, Haynie Flat and Double Horn schools all merged around 1920, with students attending classes at the Spicewood School, which closed it's doors in the late 40's, with students transferring to Marble Falls.
Seven cemeteries are located in the Spicewood area, They include Fall Creek, Haynie Flat,
Rockvale, and the Holloway, Ross, Lewis and Fowler family cemeteries. A number of confederate soldiers are buried in them.
Krause Springs, one of the most celebrated swimming holes in Texas, was called Rink springs until 1960, and area residents swam there for free. Eldon Krause purchased the Cypress Creek Property in 1960 and began developing. Krause Springs has twice been featured in Texas Highways magazine, increasing its statewide popularity.
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