Type, Texas, Williamson County. (original) (raw)

The only business is at the site of the old Type Store
TE Photo, May 2010

History in a Pecan Shell

A crossroads town, Type was built by Swedish immigrants around the turn of the century. The town�s first school was built about a mile south of town and a post office operated briefly (from 1902 to 1904). A Swedish Evangelical Church was organized here in 1908.

Population figures aren�t available for the early years but the 1940 census showed only 20 residents and a single business (a store / filling station).

Type and Coupland schools consolidated after WWII and the figure of 40 residents has been in use from the late 1940s until 2000.

On the road between Coupland and Type
TE Photo, May 2010

A former residence in Type
TE Photo, May 2010

Type, Texas Forum

Subject: Type, Texas

The store and service station

that was there in 1940 was my Great Uncle's place. William (Will) Schiller. The picture you have of the red house was his house. He and his wife lived there up until they both passed in the early 1970's. Next to the store was a cotton gin destroyed by a tornado in the 1970's

Thank you for your time and service to the State of Texas by having this site up. - Glenn Schiller, Coupland, TX 78615, August 31, 2016

Compliments of Oscar Larson Gin
Type, Texas
Photo courtesy Leslie Harvey-Montminy

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