Carpenter, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Carpenter is a small unincorporated community in western Wilson County, Texas, United States.[1] It lies between the towns of La Vernia and St. Hedwig on Farm to Market Road 1346. The community is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.[1]
History
Carpenter was named for a local land owner when founded in 1893 as a stop on the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad.[1] In the early 1900s, the community had a cotton gin, general store and post office, with Joseph Winkler as the postmaster, but the post office was discontinued in 1928.[1] The town steadily declined after the rail line was closed and today only a small cluster of homes remain.[1]
External links
- Map of Carpenter, Texas
- Carpenter, Texas at Handbook of Texas online
References
- ^ a b c d e Handbook of Texas Online, Claudia Hazlewood, "CARPENTER, TX," accessed May 15, 2020, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrc26.
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San Antonio–New Braunfels
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- Balcones Heights
- Castle Hills
- Castroville
- Charlotte
- China Grove
- Comfort
- Cross Mountain
- Devine
- Elmendorf
- Garden Ridge
- Hill Country Village
- Hollywood Park
- Jourdanton
- LaCoste
- La Vernia
- Lake Dunlap
- Lytle
- Marion
- McQueeney
- Natalia
- Nixon (partial)
- Northcliff (former)
- Olmos Park
- Poteet
- Poth
- Randolph AFB
- Redwood
- Sandy Oaks
- Scenic Oaks
- Shavano Park
- Somerset
- St. Hedwig
- Stockdale
- Von Ormy
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29°22′42″N 98°11′05″W / 29.37833°N 98.18472°W / 29.37833; -98.18472
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