La Gloria, Texas
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La Gloria is an unincorporated community in southern Jim Wells County, Texas, United States.
The La Gloria Independent School District serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through six, while seventh through twelfth graders attend Premont or Brooks County (Falfurrias) schools.
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[edit] History
La Gloria is a mile west of U.S. Highway 281 and four miles north of Falfurrias in southern Jim Wells County. A post office was established there in 1908, and by 1914 the community had a population of fifty, a cotton gin, a general store, and telephone service. The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway built a stop at La Gloria in 1914. The post office closed in 1918. In 1936 the community consisted of a school and scattered dwellings and farms. In 1963 La Gloria still had a school, as well as a water tank and an oil refinery. It remained a dispersed community in 1993.
[edit] Geography
La Gloria is located at 27.2814302 -98.1333378. La Gloria is 135 ft above sea level.
[edit] Education
La Gloria is served by the La Gloria Independent School District. the Premont Independent School District and the Brooks County Independent School District.
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