La Salle, Texas (other)
La Salle, Texas may refer to: *La Salle, Jackson County, Texas, an unincorporated community * La Salle, La Salle County, Texas, a former community, absorbed into Cotulla * La Salle, Limestone County, Texas, a former community on Farm to Market Road 1953 See also *La Salle County, Texas *La Salle (other) La Salle, LaSalle or Lasalle is part of the names of two men born in 17th century France, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, for whom many places and things are named. The name may refer to: Places Canada *La ...

La Salle, Jackson County, Texas
La Salle is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Jackson County, Texas, Jackson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 103 in 2000. Geography La Salle is located at (28.7916577, -96.6691449). It is situated along Farm to Market Road 616, FM 616 in southwestern Jackson County, approximately 16 miles south of Edna, Texas, Edna and 22 miles east of Victoria, Texas, Victoria. History In 1875, J.M. Bennett and brothers Sol and Ike West founded a cattle ranch at the site. The Missouri Pacific Railroad passed through the property in 1909. The three associates named the station Benwest, after the surnames of the owners. The name was changed to Bennview when the West brothers withdrew from the partnership in 1922. A town site was surveyed in 1924 and Bennett promoted a land sale that attracted a number of Polish people, Poles and Czech people, Czechs to the community. A post office was established at Ben ...
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