D’Hanis, Texas

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D’Hanis, Texas is a small unincorporated community in Medina County known for its historic Catholic missions, brick-making heritage, and location in the South Texas brush country.

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D’Hanis, Texas canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Castro colony settlement
unincorporated community
areaCode 830
climate semi-arid
country United States
county Medina County, Texas
distanceToSanAntonio approximately 45–60 miles west
economicActivity agriculture
brick manufacturing (historical)
ranching
elevation 892 feet
foundedBy Henri Castro
GNISFeatureID 1334082
hasCemetery St. Dominic Cemetery (Old D'Hanis)
hasChurch Holy Cross Catholic Church
hasEthnicOrigin Alsatian settlers
hasEvent local church festivals
hasHeritage Alsatian-American culture
hasHistoricIndustry D'Hanis Brick and Tile Company
hasHistoricStructure stone ruins of St. Dominic Catholic Church
hasLanguageHeritage Alsatian dialect (historical)
hasNearbyChurch St. Dominic Catholic Church (old mission site)
hasNearbyHistoricSite Old D'Hanis (La Vieja) ruins
hasReligiousTradition Roman Catholicism
hasSchool D'Hanis Independent School District (historical local district)
knownFor brick-making heritage
historic Catholic missions
locatedEastOf Sabinal, Texas
locatedIn South Texas
South Texas brush country
linked to: South Texas Plains
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Medina River
Seco Creek
locatedOn U.S. Highway 90
linked to: U.S. Route 90
locatedWestOf Hondo, Texas
namedAfter Guillaume D'Hanis
nearestMajorCity San Antonio, Texas
populationRange hundreds
postalCode 78850
region South Texas Plains ecoregion
linked to: South Texas Plains

Texas Hill Country fringe
schoolDistrict Hondo Independent School District
servedBy Union Pacific Railroad (freight)
state Texas
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
transportCorridor Southern Pacific Railroad line (historical)
vegetationType brushland

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Leona River flowsNear D’Hanis, Texas
Henri Castro founded D’Hanis, Texas