Cost, Texas

Cost is an unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population 62 in 2000.[1]

Cost is located at 29°26′15″N 97°31′34″W (29.4374607, -97.5288825). It is situated along State Highway 97 in central Gonzales County, approximately six miles southwest of Gonzales.[2]

The first shot beginning the war of the Texas Revolution was fired a mile east of Cost on October 2, 1835.

Although it is unincorporated, Cost has a post office with the zip code of 78614.[3]

Public education in the community of Cost is provided by the Gonzales Independent School District.

See also

References

  1. "Cost, Texas". Handbook of Texas. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. "Cost, Texas". TexasEscapes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.; has photo of the monument to the Battle of Gonzales.
  3. Zip Code lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine



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