Santa Rita, Texas

Santa Rita, Texas is a ghost town near Brownsville in Cameron County, Texas, United States.^[1] It is believed to have been the first government seat in the county in 1848, and perhaps the earliest town to have been named by English-speaking people from the area.^[1] Around the late 18th century, this area was a ranching community, even before the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, was established in 1826.^[1] When Brownsville was finally elected as the county seat a few months later, most of the residents from Santa Rita moved to the winning townsite. By the late 1930s, nothing remained in Santa Rita.^[1] Today, Santa Rita is found near the colonia of Villa Nueva (San Pedro), a historical site in the Rio Grande Valley, northwest of the city of Brownsville.^[2]

Santa Rita, Texas
Ghost town
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cameron
Established	Late 18th century
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
Area code	+1-956
Nearest Airports: Brownsville: Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport Matamoros: General Servando Canales International Airport