Cedar Park, Texas

About Cedar Park

What is the History of Cedar Park?

Cedar Park is a beautiful suburb of Austin, Texas. It's northwest of Central Austin and boasts a population of over 77,000 people. Close to the state's tech mecca and home to the H-E-B Center, Cedar Park attracts visitors far and wide. If you own a home or business in Cedar Park, let Sullivan's Landscaping & Lawn Service help you make your property look its best. We offer services like commercial landscaping, landscaping design, outdoor lighting, property clean-up, irrigation systems, ongoing lawn care, and more. We're ready to help your property become a proud part of Cedar Park's natural beauty.

This beautiful suburb didn't incorporate until 1973, but its history goes back nearly a hundred years earlier! The first American settlers to occupy the area created a small community called Running Brush during the mid-19th century.

In 1873, the Cluck family purchased 329 acres in modern-day Cedar Park. A decade later, the Austin and Northwestern Railroad passed through the area, spurring its growth. The community got a new name, Bruggerhoff. But that name didn't stick, largely because of the community's trouble spelling and pronouncing it. So, the son of the Cluck family renamed it Cedar Park in 1887.

One thing that stands out about Cedar Park is its gorgeous trees. When the Cluck family handed over land for development, they stipulated that part of it must be a park. That dedication to nature remains today.

Throughout the next several decades, Cedar Park grew slowly. But that changed in the 1950s and 1960s when the growth of Austin resulted in new housing developments popping up throughout the area. It was incorporated in 1973, and by the new millennium, Cedar Park was attracting businesses while becoming the area we love today.