Country United States County Austin ZIP codes 77474 Elevation 46 m | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS 1336285 | |
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Frydek (/ˈfraɪdᵻk/ FRY-dək) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Austin County, Texas, United States. It is located on FM 1458 south of the town of San Felipe. The area was first settled by Anglo-Americans in the 1820s but it did not become a community until a number of Czechs made homes there in 1895.
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Geography
Frydek is situated on the west bank of the Brazos River on FM 1458 about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of San Felipe and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Sealy. The elevation is 151 feet (46 m).
History
The area was first settled when some members of the Old Three Hundred received land grants in the 1820s. Czechs set up the community of Frydek in 1895 on a league of land that was originally granted to Stephen F. Austin in 1831. The settlement was probably named after the city of Frýdek-Místek in what is now the Czech Republic. It soon became a market for farmers and ranchers and had a post office in 1901–1906. The local school had 36 students in 1918. Frydek had four commercial establishments in 1931 as well as a church. The population was 25 in 1933, 75 in 1939 and 150 in 1964.