Manchaca, Texas
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Manchaca (pronounced /ˈmænʃæk/) is a small unincorporated community in Travis County, Texas, United States. Located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of downtown Austin, it is named after José Antonio Menchaca, an early military and political leader in Texas. At Manchaca's heart is Menchaca Elementary school, many privately owned businesses, and the Manchaca Firehall. The firehall is a popular local restaurant and meeting place and is also home to the Manchaca Volunteer Fire Department. Youth can play Little League and PONY league baseball at the Manchaca Youth Optimist Club, with baseball facilities just west of the town, near the Marbridge Ranch home for the mentally disabled.
[edit] Main Routes
The main roads through Manchaca are
--Texas Farm-to-Market Road 1626, running generally west-east;
--Texas Farm-to-Market Road 2304, also known as Manchaca Road, running northward from FM 1626 and starting at Menchaca Elementary School;
--Twin Creeks Road, running south from FM 1626 and starting just east of a railroad crossing; and
--Old San Antonio Road, running south from Austin to Buda just west of Interstate 35.
FM 2304/Manchaca Road realigns along Austin's north-northwest-to-south-southeast axis as it goes into the city limits after crossing Slaughter Creek. FM 1626 connects to Interstate 35 two miles to the east, while it runs west until it reaches Bear Creek, which it winds along and crosses, then heads generally southward until it passes Buda, where it generally curves back eastward until it reaches Interstate 35 once more, just north of Kyle. Twin Creeks Road crosses Bear and Onion Creeks near their confluence just east of the road (from which its name is derived) then curves to run east until it ends at Old San Antonio Road, a branch of the old Camino Real, which runs from Austin west of Interstate 35 and passes Manchaca Springs, an historic spot after which the community is named, just north of the Hays County line and Buda.
[edit] Notable residents
Former Major League Baseball player Adrian Garrett is a resident of Manchaca in the baseball off season. In 2008, Garrett begins his 6th season as the hitting coach for the Louisville Bats, the Triple A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Garrett played professional baseball from 1961 through 1979, including 3 years in Japan with the Hiroshima Carp.
[edit] External links
- Manchaca, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Manchaca, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
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