Bateman, Texas

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Bateman, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Bateman
Coordinates: 29°57′05″N97°28′31″W / 29.95139°N 97.47528°W / 29.95139; -97.47528
Country United States
State Texas
County Bastrop
Elevation
486 ft (148 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 512 & 737
GNIS feature ID1379396 [1]

Bateman is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. [1] It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

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History

Bateman was founded in the 1880s and was named after an early settler. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad arrived in 1887 and with it expectations of growth and future prosperity. A post office was built in 1900, but closed in 1904, shifting area shipping to Round Rock. [2] Bateman had only two businesses, and a population of 50, through the 1930s. By 2009, the population had dwindled to 12. [3] Ranching and a modicum of oil extraction are the town's main economic activities. [2]

Geography

The town is located on Farm to Market Road 86, five miles southwest of Red Rock, 18 miles southwest of Bastrop and 45 miles southeast of Austin. [4]

Education

Bateman had a two-room school in the 1930s. [5] Today, the community is served by the Bastrop Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bateman, Texas
  2. 1 2 Zelade, Richard (May 16, 2011). Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 144. ISBN   1589796047.
  3. ↑ "Bateman". Texas Almanac. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bateman, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ Mitchell Marks, Paula (November 1, 1994). "Bateman, TX". tshaonline.org.


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