Rockhouse, Texas
Rockhouse, Texas | |
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  Rockhouse  Rockhouse | |
| Coordinates: 29°57′26″N 96°33′22″W / 29.9571686°N 96.5560830°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Austin |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034855[1] |
Rockhouse, also Rock House, is an unincorporated community in Austin County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
History[edit]
The community in what is now known as Rockhouse today was first settled in the late 1850s. German immigrant Victor Witte, from Hanover, built a house made out of stone at La Bahia Prairie on the Pastoren Creek headwaters. More settlers from Germany arrived and the community became known as Rockhouse. A post office was established at Rockhouse in 1871 and remained in operation until 1907. The community originally lay in neighboring Fayette County, but a boundary change moved it into Austin County. It began to decline when the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway bypassed the community in the 1890s. It had 25 residents and only one business in 1936. It remained at that number in 1948 and grew to 30 in 2000.[2]
Geography[edit]
Rockhouse is located on Texas State Highway 159, 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Industry in extreme-western Austin County, near the Fayette County line.[2]
Education[edit]
Rockhouse had its own school in 1918, with 12 students enrolled.[2] Today, the community is served by the Bellville Independent School District.
References[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockhouse, Texas
- ^ a b c Jackson, Charles Christopher. "Rockhouse, TX (Austin County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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