This news article will explore the history behind Posten Lane in Austin, Texas. Not too much history or information is known about this road. Hardly any information about this can be found on the internet either.
Posten Lane was named after a woman named Ada Seeling Poston. She owned land and property where Posten Lane is located today. Ada Seeling Poston owned much land in Southeast Austin and where the Colorado School was once located. (Ref: Travis County Public Records - Real Estate, Volume 1912, Page 464)
Ada Seeling Poston moved to this part of Southeast Austin from Del Valle in 1844 and purchased the 4½ acres of property for a community cemetery off of Hoeke Lane. On this road was Montopolis Cemetery aka San Jose Cemetery No. 2. (Ref: Travis County Public Records - Real Estate, Volume 722, Pages 623-625)
1854 was the year Ada Seeling Poston gave a portion of her land to Travis County and the City of Austin to have a road named after her. 5 additional acres were purchased for a road which would be called Poston Lane. (Ref: Travis County Public Records - Real Estate, Volume 722, Pages 623)
1953 was the year Posten Lane and Hoeke Lane, along with Montopolis, were annexed into the City of Austin. This brought better utility connections and better roads for those who lived out in the country. The process of annexing Montopolis into the city of Austin went from 1952-1954. Montopolis had been fully annexed by 1955. (Ref: Austin American Statesman, History built on history at Montopolis Friendship Community Center, Wednesday, October 11, 2017)
Travis County/City of Austin have incorrectly named Poston Lane as “Posten Lane” instead of “Poston Lane” as named in part of the original plat. This is simply due to a naming error. That is why today Poston Lane is known as Posten Lane.
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