Zapata County
Formed from Webb and Starr counties; created January 22, 1858; organized April 26, 1858; named in honor of Antonio Zapata, a pioneer stockman of the region, supporter of the Republic of the Rio Grande; county seat, Carrizo, 1858; name later changed to Zapata.
26.9514° N, 99.3391° W
Where to Find It
From Zapata, take US 83 about 5 miles NW.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi SE Site of Uribeño. Zapata vicinity
- 4.6 mi NW Old Ramireño San Ygnacio
- 5.6 mi SE In the Vicinity of this Site was Mission Revilla a Visita Zapata
- 5.6 mi SE Colonization of the Lower Rio Grande Area Zapata
- 5.6 mi SE Old Zapata Zapata
- 9 mi NW San Ygnacio San Ygnacio