Las Yescas, Texas

Las Yescas, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 26°13′22″N97°30′21″W / 26.22278°N 97.50583°W / 26.22278; -97.50583
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cameron
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	956
GNIS feature ID	1339690 [1]

Las Yescas is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 221 in 2000. It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.

Geography

Las Yescas is located near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 803 and Farm to Market Road 106, 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Rio Hondo in northeastern Cameron County. ^[2]

Education

Las Yescas had its own school in 1948. ^[2] Today, the community is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Children in the community attend Las Yescas Elementary School, Liberty Memorial Middle School, and Los Fresnos High School.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Las Yescas, Texas
2. Las Yescas, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online

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