Details for Site of Los Olmos
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5047004823
Data
| Marker Number | 4823 |
| Atlas Number | 5047004823 |
| Marker Title | Site of Los Olmos |
| Index Entry | Los Olmos, Site of |
| Address | FM 1418 |
| City | Falfurrias |
| County | Brooks |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 587085 |
| UTM Northing | 3015272 |
| Subject Codes | settlements; ghost towns; Hispanic topics |
| Marker Year | 1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | FM 1418, 0.1 mi. W of FM 2191, north side of the road. NOTE: "(1.5 miles northeast) refers to when this marker was placed at US 281 and FM 1418. It is now at the historic site of Los Olmos. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | (1.5 miles northeast) The first permanent settlement in Brooks County, Los Olmos was located at the southwest corner of El Paisano Land Grant, given to Ramon de la Garza about 1830 by the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Situated near the main route to the Rio Grande, the village served a region settled originally by ranchers from northern Mexico. By 1880, it had a post office, stores, and a school, which operated until 1945. The schoolhouse was the site of services conducted by traveling priests. As the town of Falfurrias grew, Los Olmos began to decline. Descendants of its founders still reside in this area. (1976) |