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Historical Markers in Relampago, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Hidalgo County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Hidalgo County, TX (165) Brooks County, TX (14) Cameron County, TX (291) Kenedy County, TX (5) Starr County, TX (25) Willacy County, TX (12)  HidalgoCounty(165) Hidalgo County (165)  BrooksCounty(14) Brooks County (14)  CameronCounty(291) Cameron County (291)  KenedyCounty(5) Kenedy County (5)  StarrCounty(25) Starr County (25)  WillacyCounty(12) Willacy County (12)
Edinburg is the county seat for Hidalgo County
Relampago is in Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County (165)  ►
ADJACENT TO HIDALGO COUNTY
Brooks County (14)  ►
Cameron County (291)  ►
Kenedy County (5)  ►
Starr County (25)  ►
Willacy County (12)  ►
Mun. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas (0)  ►
Mun. Matamoros, Tamaulipas (0)  ►
Mun. Reynosa, Tamaulipas (0)  ►
Mun. Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas (0)  ►
 
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1 ► Texas, Hidalgo County, Relampago — 12064 — Military Highway of the Lower Rio Grande Valley —
On Military Highway (U.S. 281), on the right when traveling east.
Plains Indians made trails near the banks of the rio Grande that were used by Spanish explorers in the 18th century. Early settlers built a road close to the river bank connecting their ranches. Later called the Military Road, it ran from . . . — — Map (db m164462) HM
2 ► Texas, Hidalgo County, Relampago — 4239 — Relampago Ranch —
On Military Highway (U.S. 281), on the right when traveling east.
Originally part of a Spanish land grant, Relampago (lightning) Ranch community lay along the stage and military route from Rio Grande City to Brownsville. In 1852 Thaddeus Rhodes (1828-1904) acquired acreage here when he came as Hidalgo County . . . — — Map (db m164461) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 10, 2026