Encinal, Texas 4.65

Encinal is a town in La Salle County, Texas, United States. The population was 629 at the 2000 census. Interstate 35 Business runs through the community. There are few businesses in Encinal; most have closed along the main street.Railroad officials named the town for the Spanish word for oak grove. The population peaked in 1937 at eight hundred residents.HistoryEncinal may be named for the Spanish word for a holm or holly oak grove. The town was supposed to be the county seat for Encinal County which was established on 1 February 1856 and was to consist of the eastern portion of Webb County, Texas. The county was never organized and was finally dissolved on 12 March 1899. The Encinal territory was absorbed into Webb County, and Encinal became part of La Salle County.GeographyEncinal is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4sqmi, all of it land.TransportationHighways 20px Interstate Highway 35, exit 38, Runs directly through town to the east. 20px Texas State Highway 44. Runs through town, Ends at US 83 far west of town. 20px US 83. Bypasses town to the Far West.