Post Oak, Blanco County, Texas
Unincorporated community
Post Oak is located in Texas
Post Oak
Post Oak
Post Oak is located in the United States
Post Oak
Post Oak
Coordinates: 30°18′13″N 98°32′31″W / 30.30361°N 98.54194°W / 30.30361; -98.54194
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBlanco
Elevation
1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code830
GNIS feature ID2034987[1]

Post Oak 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 10 in 2000.

History

The area in what is known as Post Oak today was first settled by Pinkney Hickson circa 1874. He donated two acres of land on which to build a cemetery. Fifteen families lived in the community in 1958, with an official population of 10 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Post Oak is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1320 and 2721 near Post Oak Creek, 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Johnson City in western Blanco County.[2]

Education

Pinkney Hickson donated a half-acre of land for a school to be built on. It joined the Johnson City Independent School District in the late 1930s.[2] The community continues to be served by Johnson City ISD today.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Post Oak, Blanco County, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Ogilvie, Mary H. (October 1, 1995). "Post Oak, TX (Blanco County)". tshaonline.org.
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