Onion Creek Five Gold Chests — Hays County

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Onion Creek Five Gold Chests — Hays County

Lost Treasure TX • Hays County County
Description
Hays County legend of five chests of gold buried on or near Onion Creek — the stream flowing from Driftwood through Buda and Kyle toward the Colorado River.
Historical Notes
Onion Creek cuts through northern Hays County before crossing into Travis County near Del Valle. The Rocker Box Hays County list cites five chests of gold along the creek, separate from the single 1887 Del Valle newspaper notice in Travis County. The Austin–San Marcos road and later railroads followed Onion Creek bottoms. Post–Civil War banditry and cattle-trail commerce made creek crossings classic cache geography in Central Texas folklore. Related entry: "Onion Creek Treasure — Del Valle" (Travis County). Coordinates approximate Onion Creek at Buda in Hays County.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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