 encinal is a city 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. a rattlesnake measuring 5 feet, 7&nbsp;inches was captured in encinal in 1972. ==history== encinal may be named for the spanish word for a holm or holly oak grove.encinal, texas. texasescapes.com. the town was supposed to be the county seat for 
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