Arroyo City, Texas

Arroyo City is an Unincorporated community in northeast Cameron County, Texas. It is located along Farm to Market Road 2925, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Farm to Market Road 1847 and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Rio Hondo.^[1]

Mexican herders settled the area in the 1860s and named the area after its location on the Arroyo Colorado. A post office opened in 1887. The same post office closed in 1907. In 1910 the community had about 10 people and two stores. Scattered houses remained in the area in the 1930s. Several businesses and dwellings remained in the 1970s. In 1990 Arroyo City was marked on Texas state highway maps.^[1]

Education

In 1904 Arroyo City had a school with one teacher and twenty-four students.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Arroyo City, Texas." Handbook of Texas. Retrieved on May 24, 2010.

External links

Arroyo City, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

Municipalities and communities of Cameron County, Texas, United States

County seat: Brownsville

Cities	Brownsville Harlingen La Feria Los Fresnos Palm Valley Port Isabel Rio Hondo San Benito

Towns	Bayview Combes Indian Lake Laguna Vista Los Indios Primera Rancho Viejo Santa Rosa South Padre Island

Village	Rangerville

CDPs	Arroyo Colorado Estates Arroyo Gardens Bixby Bluetown Cameron Park Chula Vista Del Mar Heights El Camino Angosto Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz Grand Acres Green Valley Farms Iglesia Antigua Juarez La Feria North La Paloma La Tina Ranch Lago Laguna Heights Las Palmas II Lasana Laureles Lozano Olmito Orason Ratamosa Reid Hope King San Pedro Santa Maria Solis South Point Tierra Bonita Villa del Sol Villa Pancho Yznaga

Other unincorporated communities	Arroyo City Boca Chica Village

Ghost towns	Santa Rita

Coordinates: 26°20′17″N 97°26′02″W / 26.338°N 97.434°W / 26.338; -97.434

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