Satin, Texas is an

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 ...

in Falls County,

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

, 4 miles from Chilton. Satin is located in the northern part the county, on Farm to Market Road 434.

History

Satin was established in 1872 after a sawmill was built near the current site, on

Cow Bayou Cow Bayou is a bayou in Orange County, Texas, Orange County and Jasper County, Texas, Japser County in the U.S. state of Texas. It was formed by the Gum Slough and Dognash Gully. The bayou runs through the cities of Buna, Texas, Buna, Mauriceville ...

. The population grew when the

San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway first began operation in the U.S. state of Texas in 1886. It was developed by Uriah Lott and businessmen of San Antonio as a direct route from the city to Aransas Bay on the Texas Gulf coast. It was eventual ...

built tracks there between 1889 and 1892.Satin History at TSHA
/ref> Before Satin, the town was previously named Laguna and Cedar Point. Satin was supposedly the name of a railroad employee once a post office, which is still running today, was established in 1917. The population peaked at 200 residents in 1931, but dropped afterwards and fell to 86 by 2000.

References

External links

Profile of Satin from the

Handbook of Texas Online The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular ...

Unincorporated communities in Falls County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{FallsCountyTX-geo-stub