Sattler in Comal County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Sattler

Photographed By James Hulse, October 25, 2022

1. Sattler Marker

Inscription. German immigrants were the first to colonize permanently this area along the Guadalupe River in the 1850s. The dispersed rural community was known at times as Marienthal, Walhalla and Mountain Valley, with the name Sattler assigned when the post office, first opened in 1856 at the Wilhelm Sattler home, was more centrally located in 1880. The Weil-Nowotny-Guenther store, with its complex of buildings-post office, dance hall, cotton gin and bowling alley - served as a gathering place for farm and ranch families who lived in the area. Construction of Canyon Dam in the 1960s hastened the dispersal of the German community, but the heritage of Sattler remains significant in the history of Comal County.

Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12763.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 29° 50.802′ N, 98° 10.533′ W. Marker is in Sattler, Texas, in Comal County. Marker is at the intersection of Oak Drive and Emerald Forest, on the right when traveling south on Oak Drive. The marker is located on the northwest corner of the county tax office building. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 160 Oak Drive, New Braunfels TX 78132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Original Site of Mountain Valley School (approx. ¼ mile away); German Pioneers in Texas (approx. 1.7 miles away); Startzville Community (approx. 5.9 miles away); Slumber Falls (approx. 6.7 miles away); New Braunfels Schuetzen Verein (approx. 7.8 miles away); Walzem Chapel (approx. 8.1 miles away); Erhardt Neuse House (approx. 8½ miles away); Gruene (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sattler.

Also see . . . Sattler, TX. Texas State Historical Association

Sattler, ten miles northwest of New Braunfels in the hills of east central Comal County, has also been known as Mountain Valley, for the local school, and as Walhalla, for the Walhalla Singing Club organized there in 1877. The post office was named for William Sattler when it opened in his home in 1856. Sattler had settled in Comal Town in 1846 and at Mountain Valley in 1853.

(Submitted on October 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Sattler Marker in front of the Comal County Tax office image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, October 25, 2022

2. The Sattler Marker in front of the Comal County Tax office

The marker is next to the flag pole.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.