The story
Read it all →How Ranchitos Las Lomas came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Ranchitos Las Lomas.
The town prides itself as "the place where nothing ever happened."
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History · Ranchitos Las Lomas
Half of Ranchitos Las Lomas’ homes were built after 2006
Most of Ranchitos Las Lomas was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2006. Below: maps from 1937 on and the census since 2000.
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
What stands out about Ranchitos Las Lomas’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ranchitos Las Lomas’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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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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Ranchitos Las Lomas on the map, 1937 to 1980
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ranchitos Las Lomas. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1937Aguilete Creek sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ranchitos Las Lomas.
People over time
Ranchitos Las Lomas, census by census
Between 167 and 334 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Ranchitos Las Lomas’ Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Ranchitos Las Lomas
Nobody well known was born in Ranchitos Las Lomas itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Tom DeLayAmerican Republican politician · b. 1947
Places that used to be
Old corners
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Ranchitos las Lomas ColoniaRanchitos las Lomas Number 2 ColoniaRegency Village Colonia
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.
Questions about Ranchitos Las Lomas’ history
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.