Editing Burnet, Texas (section)

==History==
In December 1847, a company of the [[Texas Ranger Division]] commanded by [[Henry E. McCulloch]] established a station at the site of present-day Burnet for the protection of frontier settlers from Indian raids. In March 1849, the station was chosen as a federal fort and named [[Fort Croghan]].<ref>"History of the Fort", {{cite web |url=http://www.fortcroghan.org/history.htm |title=History of the Fort |access-date=2008-04-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514220952/http://www.fortcroghan.org/history.htm |archive-date=2008-05-14 }}. Retrieved on 2008-04-11</ref>

A town was founded next to Fort Croghan in 1852, when Burnet County was established. The town was originally named Hamilton after John Hamilton, who owned a [[League (unit)|league]] and [[Spanish customary units|labor]] of land nearby. In August 1852, a post office was established in Hamilton and named Burnet Courthouse. In 1857, 35 residents of the town petitioned the state legislature to change the name of the town to Burnet since another town in Texas was named [[Hamilton, Texas|Hamilton]]; the name was changed in 1858. Major growth occurred with the arrival of the [[Austin and Northwestern Railroad]] in April 1882, when Burnet became the railhead for the area to the west. After the railroad was extended to [[Llano, Texas|Llano]] in 1892, Burnet declined as a supply point and became a farming and livestock center. The City of Burnet was incorporated in 1883.<ref>"The Handbook of Texas Online – BURNET, Texas", https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgb13. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.</ref>

The ''Burnet Bulletin'' newspaper has served the community since 1873 and is the official paper of record for the city and Burnet County.