Mendoza, Texas

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Mendoza, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Mendoza
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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 codes 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.

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 intended to improve traffic flow around 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mendoza, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 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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