towards the north-east corner of Bastrop County is almost on the line of Lee County, the sleepy little "Rookie" of Paige. The amount is about 535 ', the weather is moderate year round. The school system is Bastrop ISD and depending on where you live children could Lost Pines Elementary, Bastrop Middle School or Bastrop High School. Paige is right, not much bigger than a total of 18 blocks and is typical of small Texas towns there are still some beautiful oldvintage / historic homes and buildings still standing or still in use. Around Paige is a mix of residential, rural and agricultural land and ranches. Horse enthusiasts covet the sandy loam which can be found in some parts, as Paige Road from Old potatoes or old pin oak or Antiock and Cardinal Roads.
Paige was founded in 1872 Rail in Houston and Texas Central. The old abandoned railway line is still there, in addition to parts of Old Highway 20 and runswould be a big part of the "Rails to Trails" do what is not used at all now. Paige was named after one of the engineers who worked on the railroad. There was a railway station in Paige to 1876 and then was in its present location about three miles east moved. There are a volunteer fire brigade, which was founded in 1982 with the Paige Community Center, and Paige had a post office in town since1874. In those days the majority ofGerman heritage was the most central Texas. Paige's population has fluctuated over the years. At the end of 1880, the city had a population of 500 at that time the station Paige was a transit point for animals such as cattle and pigs. Local industry included a cucumber, cheese and broom factory. Today, some local businesses are the old border Store, on Highway 290 and has a bit 'of everything from food to offerMeat counter in a deli / dining room, and Yarnorama a yarn and fiber shop.
Paige is about 40 miles outside of Austin on the highway I 290 Bastrop is 14 miles away on Highway 21, and has practically everything anyone could need or coffee, two boxes of food shops shops as Home Depot and Lowe on the road, good restaurants, a cinema and bowling. halfway to 21 Bastrop from Paige on the highway is about Bastrop lake offers camping, swimming beaches, boatRental and dock on both north and south coasts. If you decide to head Smithville, the town where the movie Hope Floats was filmed is just less than 13 miles on FM 2104 just before we Smithville on the west side of the road are the books and Lake State Park. If it is on the coast can be obtained from the nostalgia of the Gulf in less than two hours from Paige. Circle D, Pioneer Pines Farms, Pine Valley and Pine Tree Ranch cattle are just some of the subdivisions in the autumnPaige, that rural areas who live in the pines 'lost' in Bastrop County. Paige The area is also full of wonderful qualities and recreational ranch (ideal for hunting) and are a regular market.
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