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Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Hindes, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 28°43′01″N 98°47′25″W / 28.7169259°N 98.7903035°W / 28.7169259; -98.7903035
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAtascosa
Elevation390 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code830
GNIS feature ID1379937

Hindes is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. 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.

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.

Education

The first school in Hindes opened in 1912 and had six classrooms. It had 88 students and three teachers in 1934. 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.
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