GILESBURG, TX
GILESBURG, TEXAS. Gilesburg was five miles northeast of Fiskville in north central Travis County. A post office was established there in 1899 with Eugene Victor Giles as postmaster. It was discontinued in 1901, and mail for the community was sent to Austin. A few scattered houses remained in the area in the 1940s.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.
Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl, "GILESBURG, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrg46), accessed May 18, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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