Smithson Valley, Texas

Smithson Valley, Texas
Neighborhood, former census-designated place
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Coordinates: 29°48′47″N98°20′14″W / 29.81306°N 98.33722°W / 29.81306; -98.33722
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Comal
Elevation [1]	1,289 ft (393 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	830
GNIS feature ID	1380562 [1]

Smithson Valley is a neighborhood within the Canyon Lake census-designated place in Comal County, Texas, United States. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 15 in 2000. It is located within the Greater San Antonio area.

History

A post office which operated in a resident's house, called Smithson Valley—named for local settler Ben Smithson—operated from 1857 to 1940. A school operated from 1875 until being consolidated by another local school in 1940. An agricultural economy with logging as its primary industry, it expanded by the 1880s to include a dance hall, cotton gin and saloon. The town declined throught most of the 20th century, having a population between 15 and 25 during the 1920s, but growth continued since the 1990s, due to new residents of San Antonio. ^[2]

Geography

Smithson Valley is located on Farm to Market Road 311, 15 mi (24 km) northwest of New Braunfels in central Comal County. ^[2]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Smithson Valley has a humid subtropical climate. ^[3]

Education

The first school in Smithson Valley was built in 1875. As of 2007, it had a highschool with over 2,500 students. ^[2] It is also zoned for Bill Brown Elementary School.

Notable person

• Logan Cunningham (born 1991), pole vaulter. ^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithson Valley, Texas
2. Smithson Valley, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
3. Climate Summary for Smithson Valley, Texas
4. Vozzelli, Joe (2016-07-03). Track and Field: Former Texas State pole vaulter Logan Cunningham is Rio bound Archived 2016-09-26 at the Wayback Machine . San Marcos Record. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.