Cost, Texas

Summary

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 / 29.43750°N 97.52611°W / 29.43750; -97.52611 (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.

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 edit

References edit

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

External links edit

  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cost, Texas
  • Cost, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online