Riviera was founded in 1906 by Theodore Fredrick Koch, a land promoter. He purchased land from the King Ranch to sell to landseekers. He built a townsite along the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway and named it after the French Riviera.
Riviera was founded in 1906 by Theodore Fredrick Koch, a land developer. He acquired land from the King Ranch to sell to land purchasers. He constructed a townsite along the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway and named it after the French Riviera.