Blumenthal, Texas
Blumenthal, Texas | |
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  Blumenthal Location within the state of Texas  Blumenthal Blumenthal (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°13′18″N 98°44′29″W / 30.22167°N 98.74139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gillespie |
| Elevation | 1,506 ft (459 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 50 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-09028[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378023[1] |
Blumenthal is an unincorporated farming and ranching community on the Pedernales River in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located halfway between Fredericksburg and Stonewall on U.S. Route 290, near the intersection of Jung Lane. The community was believed to have been settled circa 1900, and reached its peak population of 25 in 1945.[3]
Nearby businesses are a bed-and-breakfast concern,[4] and Wildseed Farms.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blumenthal, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Blumenthal map". US Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ "Blumenthal Farms". Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ "Wildseed Farms". Wildseed Farms. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
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