Flower Hill, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 29°57′54″N 97°07′53″W / 29.96500°N 97.13139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Bastrop |
Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
Flower Hill is a ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Founded by emancipated slaves, the town is one of 13 known " Freedom Colonies," in the county. [1] In the 1940s, a church, a cemetery and several houses marked the town on county highway maps. By the 1980s, only the cemetery remained. [2]
It is located three miles southeast of Smithville, [2] 19 miles southeast of the town of Bastrop and 49 miles southeast of Austin.
In 1907, Flower Hill had a one-teacher school for fifty-four black students. When a district system was created in 1921, the school was probably absorbed by the Smithville Independent School District. [2] The community continues to be served by Smithville ISD today.