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History in
a Pecan Shell
Originally
called Pearville, the name wasn't popular with residents and
so they held a contest in 1930. Ruth Tucker won the contest with the
name Austonio - an amalgam of Austin
and San Antonio. The
fact that the town is easily 250 miles from either city evidently
didn't count.
A post office was granted in 1932 and in 1940 there were 150 people
to call Austonio home. The decline set in after WWII
and school consolidation with Lovelady
in 1964 shattered any hopes of regaining population. The post office
closed its doors in 1971, followed by the other stores that closed
one by one. |
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