Cuevitas

Cuevitas is a colonia (see COLONIAS) off Farm Road 886 one mile north of the Rio Grande in extreme southwestern Hidalgo County. A settlement called Las Cuevas (Spanish for "the Caves"), dating to the Mexican Republic, was north of the site of present Cuevitas. It was the site of an encounter between Mexican armed rebels and Confederate soldiers that resulted in the death of three teamsters and the theft of the entire wagon train they were driving. The community of Las Cuevas continued to exist into the 1940s. But by 1976 it had been replaced by the colonia, which had forty-eight dwellings and a population of 242. By 1986 it had forty-two dwellings and a population estimated at 189. By 2000 the population was thirty-seven. It received its water from the La Joya Water District.

Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

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Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Cuevitas is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Las Cuevas)

Locations

  • Latitude
    26.26284880
    Longitude
    -98.57807780

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

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Cuevitas by the Numbers

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Population Counts

Cuevitas
Pop. Year Source
33 2020 United States Census Bureau
50 2019 Texas Demographic Center
40 2010 United States Census Bureau
37 2000 United States Census Bureau