Chita, Texas

Chita is a town in Trinity County, Texas. It was settled around the Civil War era, but did not develop much until the 1890's. In 1895, a post office was established, and in 1896, a school was founded. In 1914 Chita had a store, a cotton gin, and a sand and stone factory. After the 1950's, the town declined but after 1960, it grew again because of Lake Livingston. In 2000, the population was 81.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Trinity County, Texas, United States County seat: Groveton Cities Groveton Trinity CDP Westwood Shores Other unincorporated communities Apple Springs Barnes Switch Bennett Brush Prairie Carlisle Cedar Creek Centerville Centralia Chita Crete Friday Glendale Helmic Iris Josserand Lacy Magee Bend Moccasin Gap Nigton, Texas Nogalus Prairie Pennington‡ Red Branch Scrub Creek Sebastopol South Groveton Sulphur Sulphur Springs Thompson Thornton Trevat Vair Westville White Rock Woodlake Ghost towns Antioch Bohemian Boonetown Friendship Groveton Front McGinty Nathan Saron Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 30°56′12″N 95°12′30″W / 30.93667°N 95.20833°W / 30.93667; -95.20833