Zodiac, Texas
Zodiac, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 30°13′29″N 98°47′37″W / 30.22472°N 98.79361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gillespie |
| Elevation | 1,594 ft (486 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378977 |
Zodiac is a vanished Mormon settlement established in 1847 on the Pedernales River, located 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Fredericksburg, in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The area it was located on eventually converted to private acreage, and no trace of the settlement remains today. It was the first Mormon colony established by Lyman Wight in Texas. The second settlement was Mormon Mill in Burnet County in 1851, and his third and final settlement was Mormon Camp in 1854 in Bandera County. In 1936, Zodiac was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Marker number 10133.