Frenstat is an unincorporated community in Burleson County, Texas, United States.

Frenstat, Texas
Unincorporated community
Nickname(s):  Friendsted
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Coordinates: 30°23′51″N 96°39′12″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Burleson
Elevation [1]	381 ft (116 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	77879
Area code(s)	979
GNIS feature ID	1379801[1]

Geography

Frenstat is situated 15 miles north of Burton, 9 miles south of the county seat, Caldwell, 17 miles south of Carmine, and 25 miles southwest from College Station.[2][3]

History

The area around Frenstat was first settled in the mid-1830s. The community was founded in 1884 by Catholic Czech immigrants from Moravia. The town was named Frenstat, after Frenstat pod Radhostem, an area which many of the settlers emigrated from. A post office existed between 1891 and 1908, and a general store and cotton gin was located in the town in the late 1800s. In 1889, settlers constructed the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, which still stands today.[4] Population estimates in 1892 and the 1940s reported that the population was 25. By the late 1900s, only a few farms, a recreation center, and the church comprised the community.[5]

Education

Public education for Frenstat is provided by Somerville Independent School District.

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