Southton, Texas

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Southton, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 29°17′47″N98°25′7″W / 29.29639°N 98.41861°W / 29.29639; -98.41861
Country United States
State Texas
County Bexar
Elevation
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509 ft (155 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 210
GNIS feature ID1368846 [1]

Southon is an unincorporated community in Bexar County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 113 in 2000. It is located within the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area.

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History

Southton started as a station on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway in the early 1900s and became a shipping point for the Yturri-Southton oilfield. A post office was established at Southton in 1910 and had only 16 residents that year. Besides the post office, Southton had a church and twenty residents in 1940. Some businesses in the area included Bexar County Farms, San Antonio Cotton Mills, and Bexar County Boy's Home, a juvenile detention center. Ninety people lived in Southton in 1946, with most of them practicing Lutheranism. The population declined during the next two decades, as there were 60 residents and two businesses in 1965. It then returned to growth. Southton had 113 residents from 1990 through 2000. [2]

Geography

Southton is located off U.S. Highway 281 on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Downtown San Antonio in southern Bexar County. [2]

Education

Southton had its own school in 1940. [2] Today, the community is served by the East Central Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Southton, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Cameron, Minnie B. "Southton, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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