Fran, What I know about this "boundary change" is a combination of family lore and research. My great-great-grandfather, Friedrich "Wilhelm" Pagel, lived at Willow Springs in Fayette County. He became a postmaster on October 12, 1871 according to Fayette County Texas Heritage, Volume 1, page 235. The post office (and the community) became known as "Rockhouse" after his home which was made of rock and plastered over. He also had a general merchandise store. Wilhelm Pagel died on October 21, 1873. According to my grandfather, the post office was relinquished by Mrs. Pagel and moved three miles east into Austin County to present-day Rockhouse where A. C. Surman became the postmaster. As a side note, another post office was established at Willow Springs on September 14, 1881 by Charles S. Zapp and was known as "Zapp P. O." or simply "Zapp". This post office was discontinued on November 30, 1906. I've done a lot of research on this area and the community of Willow Springs was almost always referred to as "Willow Springs" in church baptismal records although the newspapers usually referred to it as "Zapp" during the 1890's. References to Rockhouse after 1873 seem to refer to the Rockhouse in Austin County. As far as I know, the boundary separating the counties never changed. Rox Ann Johnson Austin, TX roxannjohn@aol.com In a message dated 8/12/00 6:31:18 PM, franwise@lvcm.com writes: << An article on the community of Rockhouse Texas in The Handbook of Texas Online, states that when a "post office was established in 1871 the town lay in eastern Fayette County, but a boundary alteration not long after shifted it into Austin County." Does anyone have any information about the specific area that was moved from Fayette to Austin County and the year in which this happened. Many thanks to all for the great informtation that keeps showing up in my e-mail. Fran Wise searching Breihan, Bunse, Muenzler, Klatt >>