Details for Hidalgo County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5215002468
Data
| Marker Number | 2468 |
| Atlas Number | 5215002468 |
| Marker Title | Hidalgo County |
| Index Entry | |
| Address | |
| City | Edinburg |
| County | Hidalgo |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 583614 |
| UTM Northing | 2909258 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Courthouse Lawn, Cano & US 281 Bus., Edinburg. *Marker is currently in store due to courthouse renovations. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Formed from Starr and Cameron counties. Created January 24, 1842. Organized April 7, 1854. Named in Honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla -- 1753-1811 Mexican Patriot County Seat, 1852, Edinburgh, name changed February 7, 1861, to Hidalgo. Moved to present site, then called Chapin, October 12, 1908. Name changed to Edinburg, February 3, 1911. |