Mendoza, Texas

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Mendoza, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Mendoza
Coordinates: 30°00′18″N97°41′10″W / 30.00500°N 97.68611°W / 30.00500; -97.68611
Country United States
State Texas
County Caldwell
Elevation
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614 ft (187 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 512 & 737
GNIS feature ID1378663 [1]

Mendoza is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 100 in 2000. [2] The community is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

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History

A post office was established at Mendoza in 1892 and remained in operation until 1911. [3] Sources differ as to whether the community was named for Antonio de Mendoza [4] or a local settler. The 1936 county highway map showed a church, a cemetery, an industrial site, several other businesses, and numerous homes in the community. Only one business was reported in the community in 1987. In the first quarter of the 20th century, Mendoza had a population of 200 residents. During the Great Depression, its population fell to 100 and remained at that number until the mid-1960s when it dropped to 50 residents. It was that same number in 1990 and grew back to 100 in 2000. [2]

On December 7, 2009, a Piper PA-46-500TP, registration number N600YE, impacted terrain near the community in a steep descending right turn during an ILS approach in low visibility, substantially damaging the aircraft and killing the pilot and single passenger. [5]

Geography

Mendoza is located on U.S. Route 183, 10 mi (16 km) north of Lockhart in the north-central part of Caldwell County. [2]

On January 30, 1989, Texas State Highway 297 was a route that extended southwestward to Seguin, roughly parallel to Interstate 35. It was to be part of the improved traffic flow around the city of Austin. This route was renumbered as a southward extension of Texas State Highway 130 on December 8, 1993. [6]

Education

In 1905, Mendoza had a school with one teacher and 47 students. It also had a school featured on the 1936 county highway map. [2] Today the community is served by the Lockhart Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mendoza, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mendoza, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ↑ "Caldwell County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  205.
  5. ↑ "NTSB Aviation Accident Final Report CEN10FA065". National Transportation Safety Board . Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 297". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
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