Christoval, Texas
Christoval is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tom Green County, Texas, United States. The population was 504 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Angelo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Christoval is located at 31°11′38″N 100°29′39″W / 31.19389°N 100.49417°W / 31.19389; -100.49417 (31.193947, -100.494115). It is situated approximately twenty miles south of San Angelo in southern Tom Green County around the area of Loop 110, U.S. Highway 277, and RM 2084.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.
The South Concho River runs through Christoval, and serves as a water supply to the surrounding area. It was the location of a resort from the 1930s to the early 1960s, near where U.S. 277 crosses the river.
History
The community, which has also been known as South Concho and Delong, is said to be named after early settler Christopher Columbus Doty. A post office was established in 1889 and a local school was operating by 1901. By 1914, Christoval had an estimated population of 200, two general stores, and a newspaper – the Christoval Observer. Through the 1930s, a Baptist encampment was held annually that attracted as many as 10,000 persons to the South Concho River area, and the mineral waters in nearby Christoval also attracted visitors and settlers.
