Black Hill, Texas

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Black Hill, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Black Hill
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Black Hill
Coordinates: 28°59′41″N98°19′29″W / 28.9946936°N 98.3247340°W / 28.9946936; -98.3247340
Country United States
State Texas
County Atascosa
Elevation
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449 ft (137 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 830
GNIS feature ID1379424 [1]

Black Hill is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, its population was 60 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

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History

Black Hill was named for the black rocks that dominate the landscape. It had one business and several scattered houses in the 1940s. It had a community center and a few scattered houses in the 1960s. Its population was 60 in 2000. [2]

Geography

Black Hill is located along Farm to Market Road 478, 9 mi (14 km) northwest of Pleasanton in northeastern Atascosa County. [2]

Education

In 1920, Black Hill had a school that was named by local settler Jack Temple. It had 29 students and two teachers in 1934. It then joined with the Pleasanton Independent School District in 1953. [2] It continues to be served by Pleasanton ISD to this day.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Hill, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Peterson, Linda (November 1, 1994). "Black Hill, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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