Peyton, Texas | |
|---|---|
 Mt. Horeb Baptist Church in Peyton | |
  Peyton  Peyton | |
| Coordinates: 30°6′50″N98°18′19″W / 30.11389°N 98.30528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Blanco |
| Elevation | 1,352 ft (412 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 830 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378843 [1] |
Peyton is an unincorporated community in Blanco County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000.
Established by formerly enslaved people around 1865, the community was named for Peyton Roberts, one of the founders. Peyton was also known by the names Payton, Peyton Colony, and Boardhouse (because the post office was located in A.V. Walker's house made of board, which became the first in the community). After he was emancipated, Peyton Roberts left Lockhart for the area that would become Peyton. Roberts acquired the land through preemption, and other early residents would follow suit. Even though preemption ended in 1876, land grants continued to be issued as late as 1880. Peyton had its own post office from 1898 to 1909 and again from 1918 to 1930. Even though the community has not been listed on county maps since then, it still exists today. The colony site also has a cemetery with 176 graves, including many of the founders. In 2000, the population of Peyton was 30. [2]
Peyton Roberts was born as a slave in Virginia. In the 1820s, he moved to Texas with his owner, Jeremiah Roberts, settling in the Bastrop and Caldwell counties area. Peyton and his family eventually became the slaves of his grandson, William, who freed his slaves during the American Civil War. The freed families agreed to work for William during the war, receiving payment in the form of supplies they would need to begin new lives. It was known as Freedman's Colony to white settlers. The residents mostly farmed for a living. [3]
Roberts also built a lime kiln which was used to make the mortar for the buildings erected in Peyton. It was restored in 1960 near a park. [4]
Founded in 1874, Mt. Horeb Baptist Church was the first church in Peyton and was directed by Rev. Jack Burch. Jim Upshear, who moved to the area from Virginia with his wife by wagon train, donated the land for the church's permanent site. [5]
Peyton is located just west of the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 165 and 2325 near Boardhouse Creek, 7 mi (11 km) east of Blanco in southeastern Blanco County. [2] Peyton is also located 23 mi (37 km) southeast of Johnson City, 36 mi (58 km) east of Fredericksburg, 56 mi (90 km) north of San Antonio, and 40 mi (64 km) southwest of Austin. [3]
While the church also functioned as a school at first, Peyton would later build a small log schoolhouse. [2] The school served grades 1-8 from 1877 to 1963. [3] Today, the community is served by the Blanco Independent School District.
Blanco County is a United States county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in Central Texas and its county seat is Johnson City.
Barrett, also named Barrett Station, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,223 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1889 by Harrison Barrett, a former slave.
Cayuga is an unincorporated community in northwestern Anderson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.
Medina is an unincorporated community in Bandera County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Medina is famous for its apples. The community's population was estimated to be 515 in 2000.
Old Ocean is an unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 915 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
Cone is an unincorporated community in Crosby County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 70 in 2000. Cone is part of the Lubbock metropolitan area.
Tennessee Colony is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 300 in 2000. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.
Mineral is an unincorporated community in northwestern Bee County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Beeville micropolitan area.
Saint John Colony is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 150 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Oakland is an unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 80 in 2000.
Mount Selman is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
Mixon is a small unincorporated community in northern Cherokee County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
Estacado is an unincorporated community in Crosby and Lubbock Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 80 in 2000. It is located within the Lubbock metropolitan area.
Matthews is an unincorporated community on the southeastern edge of Colorado County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The community is located south of Eagle Lake near the junction of FM 102 and FM 950. The settlement was named for a man who owned a plantation in the area before the Civil War. By 2013, the school, post office, businesses and railroad line that once served Matthews were gone, but the number of silos in the neighborhood indicated that the land was still being intensively farmed.
Blackjack is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 47 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
Prairieville is an unincorporated rural small village in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. There is a grocery store at Prairieville, a church, and several homes. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Springfield is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.
Antioch Colony is an unincorporated community in Hays County, Texas, on Old Black Colony Road between Farm roads 967 and 1626, northwest of Buda.
Post Oak is an unincorporated community in Blanco County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 10 in 2000.
Sandy is an unincorporated community in Blanco County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.
Municipalities and communities of Blanco County, Texas, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Town | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||