Landrum, Texas Explained

Official Name:Landrum, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Landrum
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cameron
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:52
Coordinates:26.0439°N -97.6986°W
Area Code:956
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1374462

Landrum, also known as Landrum Station, is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 125 in 2000. It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.

History

Landrum was established when the San Benito and Rio Grande Valley Railway built a station here in 1913. A post office was established at Landrum in the early 1900s and was named for a local storeowner. It soon became a farming supply point. The community had a general store and 25 residents in 1948. From 1964 through 2000, the population was 125.

Geography

Landrum is located near the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and Farm to Market Road 2520, 8miles south of Harlingen in southwestern Cameron County.

Education

Today, the community is served by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. Children in the community attend Rangerville Elementary School, San Benito Riverside Middle School, and San Benito High School.