Seawillow is an
unincorporated community in
Caldwell County,
Texas, United States.
According to the ''
Handbook of Texas
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History
The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Wal ...
'', the community had an estimated population of 100 in 2000. It is located within the
Greater Austin
The Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area (or Greater Austin) is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The metropolitan area is situated in Ce ...
metropolitan area.
History
Seawillow was named for Margaret Ann Wells (née Pipkin). She went by the name of Seawillow due to the fact that she was born under a
willow tree in 1855. Prior to her birth, her mother was rescued by the slaves that worked for her family when she got caught in a flood. The area in what is now known as Seawillow today was named for Wells at a request from her husband after she moved with her family to this present-day area. A post office was established at Seawillow in 1899 and remained in operation until 1903. After its closure, mail began being delivered to the community from
Lockhart in 1940. Prior to the discovery of oil in Caldwell County in the 1920s and 30s, the main agricultural products shipped by farmers who lived in the area were
cotton and
grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legum ...
. The community began to disappear in the 1940s and only a few buildings and
oil tanks remained there by the 1980s. The population was 100 in 2000.
A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after stabbing a resident in Seawillow.
Geography
Seawillow is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 197 and 204, southeast of Lockhart in the central part of Caldwell County.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification system, Seawillow 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 Seawillow, Texas
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Education
"Seawillow" Margaret Ann Wells was a schoolteacher in Lockhart. Children who lived in the area attended the Lone Star School from the 1880s until the community got its own school in 1910. This school then joined with the Glendale Common School District sometime after 1922.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Caldwell County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
Greater Austin