Carpenter, Texas

Carpenter is a small unincorporated community in western Wilson County, Texas, United States.

[1][2] It lies between the towns of La Vernia and St. Hedwig on Farm to Market Road 1346.

The community is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[2] Carpenter was named for a local land owner when founded in 1893 as a stop on the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad.

[2] The town steadily declined after the rail line was closed and today only a small cluster of homes remain.