Dripping Springs, TX, United States
Mt. Gainer. Pioneer rancher Joseph P. Gainer, known as Grandpa Gainer, settled 320 acres of land approximately three miles north of this site in 1858. The highest point in the area, located on Gainer's land, was called Mt. Gainer. A small farming and ranching community also called Mt. Gainer evolved
along the south fork of Onion Creek. The name Mt. Gainer appeared on county maps as early as 1877. At that time a post office was opened; it closed two years later. In the early years of the twentiet
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