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Formed from Nueces County; created February 10, 1848; organized August 7, 1848. Named for Dr. James Harper Starr 1809-1890; pioneer Texas surgeon and Indian fighter, located at Nacogdoches in 1837; Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas 1839-1840; Assistant Postmaster General of the Confederacy. Rio Grande City, the county seat.
Starr County is a historical marker in Rio Grande City, Starr County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Starr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.3798, -98.8204 near Rio Grande City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rio Grande City, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of Cortina Battle, Rancho Davis, Old, and Immaculate Conception School.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5427005098. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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