9 At the end of the 3 rd millennium BC, large groups of Western Semitic peoples, specifically the Amorites, began settling in mass in Mesopotamia, Syria and Canaan and took control over the majority of the cities, forming their own Amorite countries.
The Bulverde/Spring Branch Area spans three zip codes 78070, 78163 & 78260. Properties located within the 78070 and 78163 zip code areas are located within Comal County and a portion of the properties located within the 78163 zip code area fall within the city limits of the City of Bulverde.
While the name Spring is applied to a large area of NW Harris County, the town of Spring is located at the intersection of Spring-Cypress and Hardy Roads and encompasses a relatively small area of perhaps 1 sq.km. The large geographic area now known as Spring was originally inhabited by the Orcoquiza Native Americans. In 1836 the Texas General Council of the Provisional Government placed what is now the town of Spring in the Harrisburg municipality. In 1838 William Pierpont placed a trading post on Spring Creek. In 1840 the town of Spring had 153 residents.