Santa Rita, Texas

Santa Rita, Texas
Ghost Town
Established Late 1700s
Population
  Total 0
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +1-956
Nearest Airports: Brownsville: Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport Matamoros: General Servando Canales International Airport

Santa Rita, Texas, now a ghost town, was a town near Brownsville, Texas in Cameron County, Texas, United States.[1] It is believed to have been the first government seat in the county in 1848, and perhaps the earliest town to have been named by English-speaking people from the area.[1] Around the late 1700s, this area was a ranching community, even before the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas was established in 1826.[1] When Brownsville, Texas was finally elected as the county seat a few months later, most of the residents from Santa Rita left to the winning townsite. By the late 1930s, nothing remained in Santa Rita.[1] Today, Santa Rita is found near the colonia of Villa Nueva (San Pedro), a historical site in the Rio Grande Valley, northwest of the city of Brownsville, Texas.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Santa Rita, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. Rozeff, Norman. "The Story of Cameron County Courthouses". Valley History. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

Coordinates: 25°58′46″N 97°35′56″W / 25.97944°N 97.59889°W