La Rosita
Rosita, seven miles west of Rio Grande City in southern Starr County, began as a small community of descendants of early Spanish colonists, probably followers of José de Escandón. The 1936 county highway map shows farm units and a school in the vicinity of the townsite. In 1933 Rosita had an estimated seventy-five residents, and in 1971 it had 215, mostly engaged in farming; the town in that year included a filling station, a grocery, and a gravel-mining operation (all still present in 1991). With the coming of the four-lane U.S. Highway 83, Rosita expanded, and by 1991 it reached Garceño on the west and had a population estimated by local sources at 1,000 (though the Texas Almanac listed only 220 residents at that time). A dozen or more stores were in the vicinity, and Rosita included the Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church, a large parish hall, a volunteer fire department, and a recreational-vehicle park.
Dick D. Heller, Jr. | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Belongs to
La Rosita is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
La Rosita is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- [Rosita]
Location
Latitude: 26.40590990Longitude: -98.91961400
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No
Population Count, 2021 View more »
100