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Stairtown, Texas
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Stairtown, Texas |
| settlement_type | Unincorporated community |
| image_skyline | Stairtown Road Sign Caldwell County Texas 2025.jpg |
| image_caption | Stairtown road sign |
| pushpin_map | Texas#USA |
| pushpin_label | Stairtown |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Texas |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Caldwell |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| timezone | Central (CST) |
| utc_offset | -6 |
| timezone_DST | CDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -5 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 456 |
| coordinates | |
| area_codes | 512 & 737 |
| blank_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank_info | 1347790 |
|}} Stairtown is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 35 in 2000. It is part of the Austin–Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The community came into existence during the 1920s, just after the discovery of Edgar B. Davis' Luling oilfield. It was named after Oscar F. Stair, a local landowner. By the late 1940s, there were a few businesses and an estimated population of 20. The number of inhabitants had risen to 35 by the late 1960s and remained at that level through 2000. There were a few oil derricks and a few homes in Stairtown, but those alone dictated that there was little need for a workforce in the community due to its proximity to Luling. According to Oscar F. Stair's grandson, Fred, he was born in 1867 and his family still owns most of the community, which consists mostly of Mesquite trees.
On August 28, 2008, a natural gas pipeline exploded and caught on fire in Stairtown. The community sustained some damage from a low-end EF2 tornado on March 21, 2022.
Geography
Stairtown is situated at the junction of State Highway 80 and FM 671 in southwestern Caldwell County, approximately six miles northwest of Luling and 20 miles southeast of San Marcos.
Education
In the small community of Stairtown a school was once founded here known as the Stairtown Young University but insufficient funds let to it being shut down now their Public Education is provided by Prairie Lea and/or Luling
References
References
- {{GNIS. 1347790
- {{Handbook of Texas
- "Stairtown, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine.
- (2008-08-29). "Oasis Pipeline Ruptures in Central Texas". Natural Gas Intelligence.
- (2022). "Texas Event Report: EF2 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information.
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