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History · La Coma Heights

Half of La Coma Heights’ homes were built after 2004

Most of La Coma Heights was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1963 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about La Coma Heights’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

La Coma Heights, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of La Coma Heights yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

La Coma Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, La Coma Heights had a population of 116. It is in the northeastern part of the county, on the south side of Farm to Market Road 490. It is 3 miles (5 km) west of Hargill and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Edinburg, the county seat.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

La Coma Heights on the map, 1963 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of La Coma Heights. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

La Coma Heights on the 1963 USGS mapLa Coma Heights on the 1992 USGS map1963Hargill sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of La Coma Heights.

Famous people

Famous people close to La Coma Heights

Nobody well known was born in La Coma Heights itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Elizabeth MoonAmerican fiction writer · b. 1945
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Raúl CastilloAmerican actor and playwright · b. 1977
Mike HeathAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world … · b. 1964
Rubén HinojosaAmerican politician · b. 1940
Bobby PulidoAmerican singer · b. 1971
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Michael David PfeiferBishop Emeritus of San Angelo · b. 1937
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
La Coma Heights Colonia

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about La Coma Heights’ history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.