Welcome to La Parita ...
Although we found mention of La Parita during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how La Parita was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added La Parita to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Parita, please Contact Us.
The location of La Parita has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
La Parita is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that La Parita might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that La Parita would be found within the (830) area code.
Communities near La Parita ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Parita.
- Pleasanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Atascosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
- Jourdanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jourdanton
- Jourdanton is located in Atascosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jourdanton <4>
- Poteet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Poteet is located in Atascosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,542 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteet <4>
- Charlotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Atascosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
- Christine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Christine is located in Atascosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <4>
- Dobrowolski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobrowolski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
- Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
- Amphion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Crown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Coughran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Parita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Parita.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Parita. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Parita.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Parita. See our Newspapers Page for La Parita.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Parita ...
Looking for more information about La Parita? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to La Parita, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Parita.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past La Parita and then turned east". While La Parita could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added La Parita as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that La Parita could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Parita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |