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History · Tierra Verde

Half of Tierra Verde’s homes were built after 1985

Most of Tierra Verde was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1925 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Tierra Verde’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 Tierra Verde are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19254 editions of the USGS map, 1925 to 1975. Watch Tierra Verde change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tierra Verde’s history is told.

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On the map

Tierra Verde on the map, 1925 to 1975

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

Tierra Verde on the 1925 USGS mapTierra Verde on the 1954 USGS mapTierra Verde on the 1969 USGS mapTierra Verde on the 1975 USGS map1925Robstown 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 Tierra Verde.

The story so far

Tierra Verde, in brief

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

Tierra Verde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nueces County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tierra Verde had a population of 298. Prior to the census, it was part of the Spring Garden-Terra Verde CDP.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 277 to 298 (+8%).

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Tierra Verde

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

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Robert CurlAmerican chemist · b. 1933
James P. AllisonAmerican immunologist and Nobel laureate · b. 1948
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Steve DentonAmerican tennis player · b. 1956
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Javier PeñaDEA agent · b. 1958
Lauro CavazosAmerican educator; George H. W. Bush administra… · b. 1927
Solomon P. OrtizAmerican politician · b. 1937
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Spring GardensIts 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.