Bleiblerville, Texas
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| Bleiblerville | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Bleiblerville
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| Coordinates: 30°0′29″N 96°26′51″W / 30.00806°N 96.4475°WCoordinates: 30°0′29″N 96°26′51″W / 30.00806°N 96.4475°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Austin |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 78931 |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1330860 |
Bleiblerville is an unincorporated community in northern Austin County, Texas, United States. It lies along local roads northwest of the city of Bellville, the county seat of Austin County.[1] Its elevation is 371 feet (113 m).[2] Although Bleiblerville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 78931.[3]
Bleiblerville was named for local shopkeeper Robert Bleibler, who started his business in the area in the late 1880s. The community grew rapidly with the influx of many German immigrants in the late nineteenth century, and its post office was established in 1891. The community expanded in the 1960s with the increase of oil drilling in the community, but has since declined.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 100-101.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bleiblerville, Texas
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Bleiblerville, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-09. Accessed 2008-08-11.
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