Hindes, Texas

Hindes, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 28°43′01″N 98°47′25″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Atascosa
Elevation [1]	390 ft (120 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	830
GNIS feature ID	1379937[1]

Hindes is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 14 from 1974 through 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

The transmitter for local radio station KSAH-FM is located in Hindes.^[2]

Geography

Hindes is located just east of Texas State Highway 95, 4 mi (6.4 km) away from the Frio County line in southwestern Atascosa County.^[3]

Education

The first school in Hindes opened in 1912 and had six classrooms. It had 88 students and three teachers in 1934.^[3] Today the community is served by the Charlotte Independent School District.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hindes, Texas
2. Radio-Locator.com/KSAH-1-FB
3. Peterson, Linda. "Hindes, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.