Zephyr, TX

Zephyr is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 179 residents. The community was initially on the banks of Blanket Creek in 1850. The name "Zephyr", meaning a soft, gentle wind, was first used by land surveyors trapped in the area during a blue norther. Zephyr's first school was founded in 1876. A new school building was built in 1940 and remained in operation until the end of the 1980s. The through line in Zephyr is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Zephyr makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Zephyr lies along U.S. Highway 84 in southeastern Brown County, about 12 miles east of Brownwood, 42 miles east of Coleman, and 54 miles southwest of Stephenville.