Quihi, Texas | |
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  Quihi, Texas Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°23′30″N 99°01′48″W / 29.39167°N 99.03000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Medina |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-60116 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380905 [1] |
Quihi is a settlement in Medina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Located 9 miles (14 km) north of Hondo, it sits at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2676 and Quihi Creek. In 1936, Quihi received centennial marker Number 5537, a gray granite marker placed to commemorate the Texas Centennial. [3]
Establishment
In 1845, basque empresario [4] Henri Castro laid out the town on Quihi Lake. [5] The first of Castro's colony's families who arrived in 1846 were from the Alsace region.
One week after their arrival, two families were slaughtered by Indians, the colonists tried to fortify the settlement against Indian depredations, but were targets of repeated incidents until the 1870s.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church was established in 1852, [6] and a private school opened in 1856.
Post office
Louis Boehle was the first postmaster when the Quihi post office was established in 1854. The post office was discontinued in 1872, and the mail routed to New Fountain. [7]
20th and 21st centuries
The Quihi Schützen Verein (marksmen club) was established in 1890. The club is still active but renamed the Quihi Gun Club and claiming a county-wide membership of upwards of 1,000. [8] [9]
The Quihi population has fluctuated over the years, but has remained small.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quihi, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "THC-Quihi". Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Henri Castro Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ Odintz, Mark. "TSHA-Quihi, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Bethlehem Lutheran Church". Medina County Historical Society. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Medina County Post Offices". Jim Wheat. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Texas Dance Hall Business No Waltz in the Park, But SA Keeps a Few Kicking". Rivard Report. June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hail the Halls". Texas Co-op Power Magazine. February 2019.
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| Footnotes | ‡This city also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |