Black Hill is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, its population was 60 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Black Hill, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 28.9946936°N 98.3247340°W / 28.9946936; -98.3247340
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Atascosa
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	830
GNIS feature ID	1379424[1]

History

Black Hill was named for the black rocks that dominate the landscape. It had one business and several scattered houses in the 1940s. It had a community center and a few scattered houses in the 1960s. Its population was 60 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Black Hill is located along Farm to Market Road 478, 9 mi (14 km) northwest of Pleasanton in northeastern Atascosa County.[2]

Education

In 1920, Black Hill had a school that was named by local settler Jack Temple. It had 29 students and two teachers in 1934. It then joined with the Pleasanton Independent School District in 1953.[2] It continues to be served by Pleasanton ISD to this day.

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