Jollyville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Travis and Williamson counties in Texas. The population was 15,813 at the 2000 census.

History

The area was first settled by Henry Rhodes after obtaining a land grant in 1841 of about 1,000 acres (4 km) from the Republic of Texas. The name, however, comes from a later settler, John Grey Jolly, who purchased 160 acres (0.65 km) in 1866. John and his wife, Nancy Isabell Jolly, operated a blacksmith shop and store. The Jollys donated land for a school and the cemetery in which they were eventually buried. Jollyville remained lightly settled for decades; only twenty families lived in the area in 1960. Eventually, the growth of nearby Austin led to the development of Jollyville as a suburban community.

Geography

Jollyville is located at 30°27′12″N 97°45′45″W / 30.45333°N 97.7625°W (30°27′12″N 97°45′45″W / 30.453288°N 97.762381°W).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.9 sq mi (15 km), all of it land.