Comstock was founded circa 1883 on the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway as the line drove west toward El Paso. Although first platted as Sotol City, it was later named for John Comstock, a railroad dispatcher.
The town was located near a natural lake, which was used for the town's water supply, but which today is only intermittent. The town was granted a post office in 1888, but its remote location and limited resources kept the town from growing quickly. Comstock was at the height of its activity between 1888 and 1910, when the Deaton Stage Line operated between the town's railroad depot and the city of Ozona, some 60 mi (100 km) north. The depot at Comstock did not long outlast the stagecoach line, and although the names on the businesses have changed, little has changed in the town in 70 years.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comstock, Texas
^Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
January 01, 1970
comstock, texas, comstock, unincorporated, community, located, verde, county, texas, united, states, approximately, miles, northwest, town, nearest, seminole, canyon, which, been, site, human, habitation, years, 2010, comstock, population, residents, unincorpo. Comstock is an unincorporated community located in Val Verde County Texas United States approximately 20 miles northwest of Del Rio on U S 90 It is the town nearest to Seminole Canyon which has been a site of human habitation for 9 000 years 1 In 2010 Comstock had a population of 475 residents Comstock TexasUnincorporated communityComstock TexasLocation within TexasCoordinates 29 41 4 N 101 10 24 W 29 68444 N 101 17333 W 29 68444 101 17333CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyVal VerdeElevation1 549 ft 472 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT ZIP Code78837Area code432GNIS feature ID1333194 Contents 1 History 2 Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site 3 Education 4 ReferencesHistory editComstock was founded circa 1883 on the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway as the line drove west toward El Paso Although first platted as Sotol City it was later named for John Comstock a railroad dispatcher The town was located near a natural lake which was used for the town s water supply but which today is only intermittent The town was granted a post office in 1888 but its remote location and limited resources kept the town from growing quickly Comstock was at the height of its activity between 1888 and 1910 when the Deaton Stage Line operated between the town s railroad depot and the city of Ozona some 60 mi 100 km north The depot at Comstock did not long outlast the stagecoach line and although the names on the businesses have changed little has changed in the town in 70 years Amtrak s Sunset Limited passes through the town on Union Pacific tracks but makes no stop A stop is located 30 miles to the south in Del Rio Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site editSeminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site has cave drawings and other evidence of settlement dating from the early Archaic period around 7000 BC Later remains include stone circles and cairns of the late Prehistoric and even 19th century remains from the construction of the Southern Pacific one of the nation s first transcontinental railroads Education editComstock is served by the Comstock Independent School District The whole county is served by Southwest Texas Junior College according to the Texas Education Code 2 References edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Comstock Texas Texas Education Code Sec 130 200 SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comstock Texas amp oldid 1213110287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
