Welcome to Parita ...

Parita is located on the South Texas Plains.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parita, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Time Zone: Parita lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Adding Parita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parita in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Parita was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Parita in the book titled .<2> X3X - From that list, the Parita post office opened in 1898.

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bexar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/