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On the way to Doss, with goat on the backroads
Had a lead on some “cheap” land way out in the Northern region of the Texas Hill Country and I decided to make a run for it yesterday and check it out. The drive was much longer than I thought–nearly 2 hours from Northern San Antonio to my destination of Doss, Texas. The whole drive was beautiful, but nothing could prepare me for the beauty I would see once I got to Doss.
First off, Doss is 19 miles northwest of Fredericksburg–very isolated from any city. It was founded in 1849 on an old gristmill and distillery on a beautiful creek by German immigrants. In 1960s, the population of Doss was estimated to be 22, but today it’s just a little bit bigger. Today, the “town” still only consists of a small post office, a general store, fire station, and a church.
My destination was just a few miles ahead. I was looking for 30 acres for sale according to a real estate catalog I found that deals in rural land tracts. The price was still out of my budget, but what caught my eye was how lower priced it was compared to the going rate that you usually find in this region of Texas. I decided to drive to Doss because I had never been there before, and interestingly, not one person I talked to has ever been to Doss, much less heard about the place! I came in through Harper which I loved and wrote about it in a previous post, but Doss is something else. As I passed Harper, the area got much hillier and it seemed every mile had a creek that you had to drive INTO (because of the rains, I assume) . All kinds of creeks were overflowing and I caught a few white horses crossing the them, as well. I was also greeted by goats and loose livestock on the roads. Wow, no fences?
This was truly like how it was back in the old days. The days when animals were still wild and allowed to roam free.
Horses early morning drink
Well, it was sort of like that. there were still all kinds of fences separating tracts of land. Nonetheless, I finally got to the area that I was looking for and had to make the long drive up a hill on a gravel road. I put the truck in low gear–better traction this way. Once I got to the top, I passed a few small dogs snapping at my truck and saw a shack in the back, I guess they are not used to seeing vehicles pass this way. Once I passed the only neighbor in site, I got took a right at the fork of a road and eventually came to the top of a hill that overlooks the Texas hill country. Breathtaking….but a major problem: The land for sale was rugged–very rugged. Apparently the property was used for hunting as there were still hunting stands (not the word I’m looking for!) around the area. It was very secluded and isolated. I like isolation and being with nature, but this was too much! Pretty area, but way too much work will have to done to make it liveable and worth the 1 hour trip it took to get there.
I headed back home that afternoon and realized that this was a common theme in real estate ads — when a property is described as “good hunting area”, it means that the area is very rugged and isolated.
my name is m doss my great great great grand fater found doss Tx
my family has owned land in this area since the 1850’s.
That’s just the kind of land I’m lookin for. Guess I’ll be heading out to Doss, and I’ll be looking out my Windows.
I just wonder if I am related to these folks, but the names don’t ring a bell. I will have to go check it out, I’m sick of Houston, when I retire that is just the kind of place I want to be, secluded and no one to bother me. Maybe I could be mayor.
Anyone know where I may contact Linda Finch? She’s the one who did the reeactment of Emilia Earhart..
Thanks, Danny L. Weiss 808/332-0935
You failed to mention that Doss also has a public school. Two rooms, “the big room” and “the little room”. Grades k-8 are taught to doss country children, approimately 20-25 children enrolled each school year.
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I am trying to contact Danny L. Weiss. Please if anyone has any way I can get in touch with him, it would be most appreciated. My email is notthehills@gmail.com.