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EDROY, TEXAS
San Patricio
County, Texas Gulf Coast
Interstate Hwy 37
16 miles SW of Sinton
25 miles NW of Corpus
Christi
45 miles N of Kingsville
Population 420 (2000) 200 (1990)
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A wooden water
tower in Edroy
Photo by John Troesser |
History
in a Pecan shell
The land had been owned by John Welder of Victoria.
When the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad came through from San
Antonio to Corpus
Christi, Ed Cubage and Roy Miller combined their assets and their
first names to form Edroy.
A post office opened in 1914 but closed in 1917. It reopened in 1950
and remains open today. In 1921 the Heuermann brothers bought land
from Ed and Roy, platted the town and opened a store.
Edroy was a major shipping point for vegetables and their aging water
tower may date back to that time. The economy of Edroy has always
been agriculture. Mexican laborers in the 30s are said to have hand
grubbed the fields to prepare them for planting.
Today half of Edroy is comprised of grain elevators. |
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Grain elevators at Edroy
Photo by John Troesser |
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A
bent Mesquite tree in Edroy
Photo by John Troesser |
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