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History · La Paloma Addition

The history of La Paloma Addition

Below: maps from 1985 on.

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What stands out about La Paloma Addition’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of La Paloma Addition are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages4 hamlets and corners are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Paloma Addition’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Gonzales 12 ColoniaJ G Gonzales ColoniaLa Paloma Addition ColoniaO'Farrell Acres Number 1 Colonia

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

The story so far

La Paloma Addition, in brief

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

La Paloma Addition is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Paloma Addition had a population of 314. Prior to the 2010 census, La Paloma Addition was part of the Del Sol-Loma Linda CDP.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 330 to 314 (-5%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

La Paloma Addition on the map in 1985

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of La Paloma Addition.

La Paloma Addition on the 1985 USGS map1985Beeville sheet · 1:100,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to La Paloma Addition

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

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Solomon P. OrtizAmerican politician · b. 1937
Eddie JacksonAmerican bassist · b. 1961
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Gene UpshawAmerican football player, labor leader, NFLPA p… · b. 1945
Abel HerreroAmerican politician · b. 1969
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Brooks KieschnickAmerican baseball player · b. 1972
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Marvin UpshawAmerican football player · b. 1946
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Loma LindaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRancho ChicoIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.