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CHARCO,
TEXASGoliad County,
South Texas
Highway 239
14 Miles W of Goliad
Population: 96 (2000) |
History in a Pecan
Shell
Thought to be built on the site of a former Indian village, Charco
dates from the 1830s when members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred settled
here.
The name is Spanish for "watering hole.” A post office opened in
the 1850s and closed in the mid 1950s. The town had a population estimated at
113 by 1904. The last general store in Charco held on until the early 1970s.
From
a 1925 high of 250 residents, Charco declined to 150 by 1933 – remaining there
for the next 30 years. From 1970 to the mid 1980s, the population was estimated
to be 61. It has since grown to the current (2000) 96. |
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Photographer's
Note:
Subject: Charco TX
A ranching community located near the San
Antonio River in western Goliad Co. & situated on Hwy 239 between Kenedy
& Goliad, Texas. The local tavern in
the middle of town was the last surviving business and finally closed a few years
ago. All other old business buildings have gone away but many residences still
remain on the few remaining streets. ... [Here are a few photos] from the middle
of town. - Will
Beauchamp, December 02, 2008
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