Alta Loma, Texas

Alta Loma, Texas (Spanish: alta—high, loma—ground),^[1] located in southwestern Galveston County, was an unincorporated area which became a part of the city of Santa Fe in 1978.^[2]

Notable residents

Johnny Lee - country singer, known for the hit song Lookin' for Love from the Urban Cowboy (1980) soundtrack^[3]
Doug Hiser - artist and author of bestselling novels The Honey Bee Girl (2006) and Montana Mist (2011)

References

↑ Quimby, Myron J., "Alta Loma, Texas", Scratch Ankle, U.S.A.: American place names and their derivation page 22
↑ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hja05
↑ Whitburn, Joel, "Johnny Lee", The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits page 198

External links

Alta Loma, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

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Coordinates: 29°22′14″N 95°04′43″W / 29.370657°N 95.078562°W / 29.370657; -95.078562

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