Pettytown, Texas facts for kids
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Pettytown, Texas
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 Pettytown, Texas
Location in Texas
Pettytown, Texas
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Caldwell, Bastrop |
| Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380351 |
Pettytown is an unincorporated community in Bastrop and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, there are currently no population estimates available for the community. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
History
Pettytown was started about 1850 by John and Elizabeth (Dawson) Petty, their 14 children, and their descendants.
Geography
Pettytown stands four miles south of Red Rock on the Caldwell County and Bastrop County border. Only a few scattered houses were in the community on the 1940 county highway map. Only a cemetery appeared on the community's map in the 1980s.
Education
Pettytown had a school with one teacher and 42 students in 1905. It was shown on the 1940 county highway map and was then consolidated with the Red Rock district in 1949. Today the community is served by two school districts. The portion in Caldwell County is served by the Lockhart Independent School District and the portion in Bastrop County is served by the Bastrop Independent School District.
By 1910, it was a school district, SD #37 Pettytown, which was used as a voting precinct, both registered in Bastrop County.
