Formed from Cameron and Hidalgo counties
Created March 11, 1911
Organized August 12, 1911
Recreated April 20, 1921
Reorganized August 3, 1921
Named in honor of
John G. Willacy
November 10, 1859 • September 19, 1913
Member of the . . . — — Map (db m118039) HM
English:
Work began on the courthouse across the street in 1918, and it was finished the next year. At that time Sarita was the county seat of Willacy County, which was established in 1911. When the State of Texas reorganized the . . . — — Map (db m118068) HM
Several years after Willacy County formed in 1911, a courthouse was built by San Antonio Architect Henry T. Phelps in Sarita. Despite the elegant new courthouse, Sarita remained a remote, inaccessible location to many Willacy County residents. . . . — — Map (db m117516) HM
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