Details for Zapata County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5505005939
Data
| Marker Number | 5939 |
| Atlas Number | 5505005939 |
| Marker Title | Zapata County |
| Index Entry | Zapata County |
| Address | US 83, NW of Zapata |
| City | Zapata |
| County | Zapata |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 466396 |
| UTM Northing | 2981126 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Zapata, take US 83 about 5 miles NW. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Formed from Webb and Starr counties; created January 22, 1858; organized April 26, 1858; named in honor of Antonio Zapata, a pioneer stockman of the region, supporter of the Republic of the Rio Grande; county seat, Carrizo, 1858; name later changed to Zapata. |