Darwin, Texas

Darwin^[1] was a coal mining town near Laredo in west central Webb County, Texas, United States at the confluence of the Rio Grande and Santo Tomas creek near the present day Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge. It was founded in 1882 after coal was found near the area. It was named after David Darwin Davis, the Cannel Coal Company owner. In 1914, the town's population grew to 800 and the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railroad was built to transport the coal extracted in nearby mines. By 1939 the mines were shut down and the population declined to 75. Today, Darwin is a ghost town where all that remains is a cemetery.

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Municipalities and communities of Webb County, Texas, United States
County seat: Laredo
Cities	El Cenizo Laredo Rio Bravo
CDPs	Aguilares Bonanza Hills Botines Bruni Colorado Acres Four Points Hillside Acres La Coma La Presa Laredo Ranchettes Laredo Ranchettes West Larga Vista Las Haciendas Las Pilas Los Altos Los Arcos Los Centenarios Los Corralitos Los Fresnos Los Huisaches Los Minerales Los Nopalitos Los Veteranos I Los Veteranos II Mirando City Oilton Pueblo East Pueblo Nuevo Ranchitos East Ranchitos Las Lomas Ranchos Penitas West San Carlos I San Carlos II Sunset Acres Tanquecitos South Acres Tanquecitos South Acres II Valle Verde
Other unincorporated communities	Callaghan Dolores Las Tiendas Old Milwaukee East Colonia Old Milwaukee West Colonia Webb
Ghost towns	Darwin Islitas Los Ojuelos Pescadito Santo Tomás