Crabapple, Texas is an

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and

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ing community north of Fredericksburg in

Gillespie County, Texas Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 26,725. The county seat is Fredericksburg. It is located in the heart of the rural Texas Hill Country in Centra ...

located on Crabapple Creek, about halfway between Fredericksburg and Enchanted Rock State Park at an elevation of 1,775 feet. The school was designated a

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number 10022 in 1994. The school was added to the

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on May 6, 2005, NRHP Reference #:05000390.

Settlers and community

The initial non-indigenous settlers in Crabapple were

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immigrants Friedrich Welgehausen, Jacob Land, Adam Pehl, Mathias Schmidt, Nicolaus Rusche, James Riley, Heinrich Kneese, and Jacob and Adam Fries in the mid 19th Century. On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County. In 1848, the legislature formed Gillespie County from Bexar and Travis counties. While the signers were overwhelmingly German immigrants, names also on the petition were Castillo, Pena, Munos, and a handful of non-German Anglo names.

Crabapple School and post office

The original schoolhouse also served as a post office from 1887–1910.

Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock was a famous local landmark that perched atop Bear Mountain in the Crabapple Community. The natural stone pillar, about the size of a small elephant, precariously balanced on its small tip. It fell prey to vandals who dynamited it off its base in April 1986.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Crabapple has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Crabapple, Texas
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