Prairie Lea, Texas
| Prairie Lea, Texas | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Prairie Lea
Prairie Lea
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| Coordinates: 29°43′57″N 97°45′13″W / 29.73250°N 97.75361°WCoordinates: 29°43′57″N 97°45′13″W / 29.73250°N 97.75361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Caldwell |
| Elevation | 449 ft (139 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 255 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 78661 |
| Area code(s) | 512 |
| FIPS code | 48-59288 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1344514 |
Prairie Lea is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 255 in 2000. It is part of the Austin–Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Prairie Lea is located at 29°43′57″N 97°45′13″W / 29.73250°N 97.75361°W. It is situated along State Highway 80 in southwestern Caldwell County, approximately six miles northwest of Luling and ten miles southwest of Lockhart. The nearest major city is Austin, located 44 miles to the north.
The community, Caldwell County's oldest, was built on the 1820 land grant of Joe Martin of Gonzales.Sam Houston named the town for his future wife Margaret Lea Houston. Edmund Bellinger, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto and Battle of Plum Creek, became Prairie Lea's first settler in 1839. Other early settlers were largely slave-holding families. Growth followed the establishment of a sawmill, gristmill, and gin by Thomas Mooney on the nearby San Marcos River.
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