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Frenstat, Texas
Frenstat is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Burleson County, Texas, Burleson County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. Geography Frenstat is situated 15 miles north of Burton, Texas, Burton, nine miles south of the county seat, Caldwell, Texas, Caldwell, 17 miles south of Carmine, Texas, Carmine, and 25 miles southwest from College Station, Texas, College Station. It is on Farm to Market Road 2774 on Big Creek, northwest of Somerville, Texas, Somerville. History The area around Frenstat was first settled in the mid-1830s. The community was founded in 1884 by Catholic Czechs, Czech immigrants from Moravia. The town was named Frenstat, after Frenstat pod Radhostem, an area which many of the settlers emigrated from. There were about 40 Czech families in the area in 1886, some of which had moved there from Caldwell, Texas, Caldwell. A post office existed between 1891 and 1908, and a general store and cotton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Uninc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
