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Included is a brief history of Cometa,
TX, which may be of interest to you..
A Brief History of Cometa, Texas
Cometa is at the intersection of Farm
roads 2691 and 393, ten miles west of Crystal City in far
southwestern Zavala County. The Cometa area was the
location of prehistoric Indian encampments and Spanish
campsites; one such campsite was called the Loma de
Cometas by Spanish transportation agents. With spring
water, a large natural lake, free-roaming cattle, and
fertile soil, land in the Cometa area was much sought
after immediately after the Civil War.qv
Part of the site was bought by people interested in
establishing a commune. The first families to settle the
area permanently were Grey (Doc) White and the Vivian
family around 1867. They were joined by the Ramón Sánchez
and Galván families in 1870 and by J. Fisher in 1871.
Cattlemen ranched the Cometa area throughout the last
quarter of the nineteenth century. Around 1885 T. A.
Coleman established his ranch headquarters on Cometa hill
and hired Charles Lindenborn as foreman. The ranch brand
was in the shape of a comet, called cometa by the
Mexican ranchhands. The county's first schoolhouse was
constructed by teacher George Herman in 1885 near Cometa;
twenty-five students attended that year. The schoolhouse
also served the community as church and community center.
Methodists, Baptists, and members of the Church of Christ
used the facility. In the early 1890s Coleman constructed
a building that served as the general store and later the
post office. The Vivian Cemetery was established in the
community sometime near the turn of the century.
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