Solms, Texas

29°39′57″N 98°10′15″W / 29.66583°N 98.17083°W / 29.66583; -98.17083CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyComalElevation663 ft (202 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code830GNIS feature ID1347369^[1]

Solms is an unincorporated community in Comal County, Texas, United States.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000. It is located within the Greater San Antonio area.

History

Due to its location on Four Mile Creek, Solms was formerly named for that stream. As settlers moved westward along Comal Creek in the late 1840s, the hamlet came into existence. The town's name was changed to Solms sometime about 1880 in honor of Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, a prominent figure in the county's German immigrant community. Four Mile Creek featured one of the county's earliest cotton gins in 1857, and Heinrich Krause had one of the settlement's initial stores. From 1894 until its closure in 1903, the hamlet was served by a post office housed in the Solms store. The population was reported to have been 80 in 1940–1960 but had dropped by half by the 1980s. In 1988, New Braunfels had become so big that Solms almost touched the southern boundary. The population was still listed as 40 in 2000.^[2]

Geography

Solms is located on Farm to Market Road 482, 4 mi (6.4 km) southwest of New Braunfels in southern Comal County.^[2]

Education

In 1902, the Four Mile Creek, Three Mile Creek, and Comal Creek Schools came together to make Solms School.^[2] Today, the community is served by the Comal Independent School District. It is zoned for Morningside Elementary School, Danville Middle School, and Davenport High School.

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