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The earliest settlers began arriving in the late 1850s.

One of the first was Raleigh Gentry, who settled along Bear Creek around 1857.

The Gentry family consisted of Raleigh, his wife, and their several adult sons.

Another early settler was James Bradbury, Sr., who moved to the area from Williamson County and chose a site along the banks of the South Llano River.

Others settled in the Big and Little Saline valleys.

Two of the Gentry's sons would later be killed, one by Indians and the other during the Civil War.

Bradbury was also killed by Indians during what would later become known as the Battle of Bradbury Hills.