Colorado, Texas Explained

Official Name:Colorado, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Colorado
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bastrop
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:351
Coordinates:29.9858°N -97.1342°W
Area Code:512 & 737
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1354813

Colorado is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

History

The community was named after the state of Colorado.[1] A church and several scattered homes marked the community on county maps in the 1940s and it only had a church and cemetery but no homes by the 1980s. It did not have any population estimates in 2000.[2]

Geography

Colorado is located 2miles southeast of Smithville in southeastern Bastrop County.[2]

Education

Colorado had its own school in 1905, with one teacher and 50 black students. It is said to have joined the Smithville Independent School District in 1921.[2] The community continues to be served by the Smithville ISD today.

Notes and References

  1. News: Towns named after states . Reading Eagle . Jul 2, 1897 . 14 October 2015 . 3.
  2. Web site: Colorado, TX. Smyrl. Vivian Elizabeth. 1994-12-01. tshaonline.org.