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Flower Hill, Texas

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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
265:," in the county. In the 1940s, a church, a cemetery and several houses marked the town on county highway maps. By the 1980s, only the cemetery remained. 109: 294: 733: 331: 76: 381: 660: 46: 374: 728: 551: 366: 592: 675: 496: 258: 163: 217: 141: 478: 222: 607: 398: 168: 705: 698: 566: 450: 202: 531: 650: 597: 491: 262: 323: 602: 541: 486: 456: 356: 327: 274: 192: 627: 581: 315: 556: 521: 511: 351: 670: 612: 561: 546: 516: 439: 420: 278: 246: 238: 722: 665: 655: 587: 501: 316: 282: 622: 617: 576: 571: 506: 444: 413: 637: 234: 151: 32: 124: 111: 183: 689:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties 318:
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242: 209: 188: 156: 431: 297:. The community continues to be served by Smithville ISD today. 370: 322:(Print on demand ed.). University of Texas Press. p.  465: 684: 636: 530: 477: 430: 216: 199: 182: 174: 162: 150: 140: 23: 382: 8: 466: 389: 375: 367: 347: 345: 343: 245:, United States. It is located within the 20: 314:Sitton, Thad; Conrad, James H. (2005). 306: 273:It is located three miles southeast of 215: 181: 173: 139: 104: 38: 295:Smithville Independent School District 261:slaves, the town is one of 13 known " 198: 161: 149: 7: 277:, 19 miles southeast of the town of 83: 53: 397:Municipalities and communities of 18:Ghost town in Texas, United States 14: 352:Flower Hill, TX (Bastrop County) 82: 75: 52: 45: 1: 96:Show map of the United States 734:Ghost towns in Central Texas 750: 281:and 49 miles southeast of 694: 463: 411: 105: 39: 30: 178:344 ft (105 m) 471: 469: 400:Bastrop County, Texas 201: • Summer ( 125:29.96500°N 97.13139°W 729:Ghost towns in Texas 707:United States portal 497:Circle D-KC Estates 249:metropolitan area. 130:29.96500; -97.13139 121: /  472: 470:Bastrop County map 25:Flower Hill, Texas 716: 715: 357:Handbook of Texas 333:978-0-292-70642-2 228: 227: 66:Show map of Texas 741: 708: 701: 468: 423: 416: 406: 401: 391: 384: 377: 368: 361: 349: 338: 337: 321: 311: 263:Freedom Colonies 206: 136: 135: 133: 132: 131: 126: 122: 119: 118: 117: 114: 97: 86: 85: 79: 67: 56: 55: 49: 21: 749: 748: 744: 743: 742: 740: 739: 738: 719: 718: 717: 712: 706: 699: 690: 680: 632: 533: 526: 473: 461: 426: 421: 414: 407: 404: 399: 395: 365: 364: 350: 341: 334: 313: 312: 308: 303: 291: 271: 255: 200: 129: 127: 123: 120: 115: 112: 110: 108: 107: 101: 100: 99: 98: 95: 94: 93: 92: 91: 87: 70: 69: 68: 65: 64: 63: 62: 61: 57: 35: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 747: 745: 737: 736: 731: 721: 720: 714: 713: 711: 710: 703: 695: 692: 691: 688: 686: 682: 681: 679: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 642: 640: 634: 633: 631: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 608:String Prairie 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 579: 574: 569: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 538: 536: 528: 527: 525: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 483: 481: 475: 474: 464: 462: 460: 459: 454: 448: 442: 436: 434: 428: 427: 412: 409: 408: 396: 394: 393: 386: 379: 371: 363: 362: 339: 332: 305: 304: 302: 299: 290: 287: 270: 267: 254: 251: 247:Greater Austin 239:Bastrop County 226: 225: 220: 214: 213: 207: 197: 196: 186: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 166: 160: 159: 154: 148: 147: 144: 138: 137: 103: 102: 89: 88: 81: 80: 74: 73: 72: 71: 59: 58: 51: 50: 44: 43: 42: 41: 40: 37: 36: 31: 28: 27: 24: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 746: 735: 732: 730: 727: 726: 724: 709: 704: 702: 697: 696: 693: 687: 683: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 643: 641: 639: 635: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 567:Hills Prairie 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 539: 537: 535: 529: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 484: 482: 480: 476: 458: 455: 452: 451:Mustang Ridge 449: 446: 443: 441: 438: 437: 435: 433: 429: 425: 424: 417: 410: 405:United States 402: 392: 387: 385: 380: 378: 373: 372: 369: 360: 358: 353: 348: 346: 344: 340: 335: 329: 325: 320: 319: 310: 307: 300: 298: 296: 288: 286: 284: 280: 276: 268: 266: 264: 260: 252: 250: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 224: 223:512 & 737 221: 219: 211: 208: 204: 194: 193:Central (CST) 190: 187: 185: 177: 170: 167: 165: 158: 155: 153: 146:United States 145: 143: 134: 106:Coordinates: 78: 48: 34: 29: 22: 16: 700:Texas portal 645: 419: 355: 317: 309: 292: 272: 256: 230: 229: 218:Area code(s) 15: 651:Grassyville 646:Flower Hill 638:Ghost towns 598:Sayersville 534:communities 492:Cedar Creek 415:County seat 259:emancipated 257:Founded by 231:Flower Hill 128: / 90:Flower Hill 60:Flower Hill 723:Categories 603:Snailbrook 542:Alum Creek 487:Camp Swift 457:Smithville 301:References 275:Smithville 235:ghost town 116:97°07′53″W 113:29°57′54″N 33:Ghost town 685:Footnotes 628:Watterson 582:Pettytown 354:from the 289:Education 269:Geography 184:Time zone 175:Elevation 661:Oak Hill 557:Colorado 522:Wyldwood 512:Red Rock 671:Pin Oak 613:Swiftex 562:Elysium 547:Bateman 517:Rosanky 440:Bastrop 422:Bastrop 279:Bastrop 253:History 169:Bastrop 142:Country 666:Phelan 656:McDuff 588:Rockne 552:Butler 502:McDade 432:Cities 359:Online 330:  283:Austin 164:County 623:Utley 618:Upton 593:Salem 577:Kovar 572:Jeddo 532:Other 507:Paige 445:Elgin 243:Texas 233:is a 212:(CDT) 210:UTC-5 189:UTC-6 157:Texas 152:State 676:Sand 479:CDPs 328:ISBN 324:191 237:in 203:DST 725:: 418:: 403:, 342:^ 326:. 285:. 241:, 584:‡ 453:‡ 447:‡ 390:e 383:t 376:v 336:. 205:) 195:) 191:(

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Ghost town
Flower Hill is located in Texas
Flower Hill is located in the United States
29°57′54″N 97°07′53″W / 29.96500°N 97.13139°W / 29.96500; -97.13139
Country
State
Texas
County
Bastrop
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
Area code(s)
512 & 737
ghost town
Bastrop County
Texas
Greater Austin
emancipated
Freedom Colonies
Smithville
Bastrop
Austin
Smithville Independent School District
Freedom Colonies: Independent Black Texans in the Time of Jim Crow
191
ISBN
978-0-292-70642-2

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