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Fentress, Texas

Coordinates: 29°45′22″N 97°46′35″W / 29.75611°N 97.77639°W / 29.75611; -97.77639
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Fentress, Texas
Fentress is located in Texas
Fentress
Fentress
Fentress is located in the United States
Fentress
Fentress
Coordinates: 29°45′22″N 97°46′35″W / 29.75611°N 97.77639°W / 29.75611; -97.77639
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCaldwell
Elevation446 ft (136 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78622
Area code(s)512 & 737
GNIS feature ID1357289[1]

Fentress is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 291 in 2000.[2] The community is part of the AustinRound Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It was the setting for the novel The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.[citation needed]

History

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Founded as Riverside in the later 1800s around a church, the community was renamed to Fentress in 1982. The population was 291 by 2000[2] but had declined to 86 in 2010.[3]

After the death of President George H. W. Bush, skydivers above Fentress made the number 41 in the sky as a tribute to him.[4]

Geography

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Fentress is situated at the junction of State Highway 80 and FM 20 in southwestern Caldwell County, approximately eight miles northwest of Luling and 15 miles southeast of San Marcos. The nearest major city is Austin, 42 miles to the north. Also along the San Marcos River[2] is Lockhart, located 11 miles northwest.[3]

Education

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A one-room school building that offered instruction for three months each year opened in 1895. In 1922, a two-story, five-classroom facility with an auditorium was opened to replace the original building, but it was shut down in the 1940s with a merger into the Prairie Lea Independent School District, which continues to serve the community.[2]

Notable person

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See also

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fentress, Texas
  2. ^ a b c d "Fentress, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Fentress, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "Skydiving group honors George H.W. Bush with soaring tribute". ABC 30 Action News. December 12, 2018.
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