Piney, TX (Austin County)

Type: General Entry

Published: July 8, 2005

Piney is a small rural community located on Farm Road 529 about five miles east of Bellville in eastern Austin County. The settlement was probably named for nearby Piney Creek and may have begun during the first half of the twentieth century. No population figures were available until 2000 when the census reported fifty residents.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Piney, TX (Austin County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 07, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/piney-tx-austin-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: July 8, 2005

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Piney
Currently Exists: Yes
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1365325
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Austin County
Coordinates: Latitude: 29.92883710°

Longitude: -96.17357250°
Population Counts: People Year

60 2009

People	Year
60	2009

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