Pilot Knob, Texas

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Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°09′51″N97°41′35″W / 30.16417°N 97.69306°W / 30.16417; -97.69306
Country United States
State Texas
County Travis
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Pilot Knob is an unincorporated community in southern Travis County, Texas, United States. [1] [2] The area is semi-rural with residences on large lots or acreage and convenience stores and other small businesses. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

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History

Pilot Knob was named for Pilot Knob, the remnant hill of an extinct volcano. It was first settled sometime after the American Civil War. A church and a few scattered houses were visible in the 1940s. Residents tried to incorporate Pilot Knob in 1963, but it did not have enough signatures. [3]

In 2012, the Easton Park neighborhood of Austin became a planned unit development and is being developed within the area. [4]

Geography

Pilot Knob is located at the intersection of US 183 and Farm to Market Road 812, 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Austin in southern Travis County. [3]

Education

In 1907, Pilot Knob had a school with 2 teachers and 99 students. It joined the Del Valle Independent School District in 1956 or 1957. [3] Schools serving the community are Hillcrest Elementary School, John P. Ojeda Junior High School, and Del Valle High School.

Notable person

Newton Collins, a freedman from Alabama, had a 506 acres (205 ha) farm in Pilot Knob and an elementary school named after him in 2018. [5]

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References

  1. "Pilot Knob, Texas". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Texas Department of Transportation-Austin, Texas
  3. 1 2 3 Pilot Knob, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  4. Long-awaited Pilot Knob PUD Gets Through Austin Planning
  5. Taboada, M. B. (August 24, 2018). "Del Valle district opens newest school, named for a twice-freed slave". Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved November 15, 2020.