Elroy, Texas

History

General Antonio López de Santa Anna gave modern-day Elroy to a loyal officer, who swapped it for a horse and saddle to return to Mexico. The Elroy community, also known as Driskill, Dutch Waterhole, or Hume, was established in 1892 and was named by a local store owner after his son, Leroy. A post office opened in Elroy in 1899 with George L. Hume as postmaster. This post office was discontinued in 1902 and mail was sent to Del Valle. The population of Elroy grew from 25 in 1933 to 125 in 1947. Its population was still reported as 125 for the 2000 Decennial Census.

Elroy serves as the principal site of a state-of-the-art FIA specification Circuit of the Americas motorsport facility that currently hosts the World Endurance Championship, MotoGP, and the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Elroy is home to the historic Moline Swedish Lutheran Cemetery and other sites of Swedish-Texan heritage.

The Circuit of the Americas also hosted several events, such as the 2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo, 2018 Pirelli World Challenge, 2018 Trans-Am Series, 2018 SprintX GT Championship Series, 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America, 2019 TC America Series, 2019 Trans-Am Series, 2019 GT4 America Series, 2020 GT World Challenge America, 2020 GT4 America Series, 2020 TC America Series, 2020 GT Sports Club America, 2021 GT World Challenge America, 2021 GT America Series, 2021 GT4 America Series, 2021 TC America Series, and the 2015 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas.

The fourth season of Food Paradise was filmed at Wild Bubba's Wild Game Grill in Elroy in 2012.

In November 1960, Elroy was the site of a Nike missile test that ended in June 1966. The site is now abandoned.

Geography

Elroy is located on Farm to Market Road 812, 12 mi south of Austin in southeastern Travis County.

Education

In 1907, Elroy had a two-teacher school for 107 white students and a one-teacher school for 61 black students. Elroy schools were later consolidated in 1961 with the Colorado district, which the next year became the Del Valle Independent School District.

Elroy is served by the Del Valle Independent School District. Popham Elementary School, Del Valle Middle School, and Del Valle High School serve students.

The East Travis Gateway Library District operates the Elroy Library.

References

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