Pilot Knob, Texas

Pilot Knob is an unincorporated community in southern Travis County, Texas, United States, named after an extinct volcano found in the area.^[1][2] The area is semi-rural with residences on large lots or acreage and convenience stores and other small businesses. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

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Pilot Knob
Unincorporated community
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Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Travis
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

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Pilot Knob was named for Pilot Knob, the remnant hill of an extinct volcano. It was first settled sometime after the American Civil War. A church and a few scattered houses were visible in the 1940s. Residents tried to incorporate Pilot Knob in 1963, but it did not have enough signatures.^[3]

In 2012, the Pilot Knob planned unit development was approved.^[4]

Pilot Knob is located at the intersection of US 183 and Farm to Market Road 812, 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Austin in southern Travis County.^[3]

In 1907, Pilot Knob had a school with two teachers and 99 students. It joined the Del Valle Independent School District in 1956 or 1957.^[3] Schools serving the community are Hillcrest Elementary School, John P. Ojeda Junior High School, and Del Valle High School.

Newton Collins, a freedman from Alabama, had a 506 acres (205 ha) farm in Pilot Knob, and an elementary school was named after him in 2018.^[5]