La Peñusca
La Peñusca is a colonia off Farm Road 1575 on the southern shore of Resaca de los Cuates, a mile west of Los Fresnos in central Cameron County. In the late 1940s the community was composed of a few scattered farms. In 1983 there were twenty-seven dwellings there. No population estimates were available in 2000.
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.
Alicia A. Garza | © Texas State Historical Association
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Place type
La Peñusca is classified as a Town
Locations
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- Latitude
- 26.07785470
- Longitude
- -97.49442960
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