Viterbo is an unincorporated area

Unincorporated area

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 in central Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Texas

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, Texas

Texas

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. It is located along West Port Arthur Road and the Southern Pacific Railroad, seven miles (11 km) south of downtown Beaumont

Beaumont, Texas

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 and across a highway from the unincorporated area of Beauxart Gardens

Beauxart Gardens, Texas

Beauxart Gardens is an unincorporated area in eastern Jefferson County, Texas. It is located between U.S. Highway 69, U.S. Highway 96, U.S. Highway 287, and Farm to Market Road 823. The community is six miles southeast of downtown Beaumont and slightly to the west of Southeast Texas Regional Airport...

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A railroad stop was established during a period after 1898. It was named after J. and L. Viterbo, who were Italian American

Italian American

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 rice farmers who left Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lake Charles, Louisiana

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for Texas in 1895; the brothers wanted more inexpensive land prices. The brothers purchased a 1600 acres (6.5 km²) tract north of the Hillebrandt Bayou and established a farm there. In the 1970s the Viterbo area had many ditches, irrigation canals, and pumping stations.

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