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History · Las Pilas

The history of Las Pilas

Below: maps from 1937 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Las Pilas’ 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 Las Pilas are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Las Pilas, in brief

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

Las Pilas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP formed from parts of the Ranchitos Las Lomas CDP prior to the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Las Pilas had a population of 7.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 28 to 7 (-75%).

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

Las Pilas on the map, 1937 to 1980

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

Las Pilas on the 1937 USGS mapLas Pilas on the 1980 USGS map1937Aguilete Creek sheet · 1:62,500

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Las Pilas

Nobody well known was born in Las Pilas itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tony DaltonAmerican and Mexican actor · b. 1975
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Tom DeLayAmerican Republican politician · b. 1947
Federico PeñaU.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1993-1997 · b. 1947
Alfonso Gomez-RejonAmerican film and television director · b. 1972
Pedro González GonzálezAmerican actor · b. 1925
Roxanne PerezAmerican professional wrestler · b. 2001
Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Las Pilas Colonia Number 1Las Pilas Colonia Number 2

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hillside AcresIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPueblo EastIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Las Pilas’ history

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Sources

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.