Patricia is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States.

A local historian and company agent, Matthew C. Lindsey, sold some of them to farmers and built a gin in the area.

When a post office was established that year, its original name, Natalie, was changed to Patricia, most likely for the granddaughter of one of the company's owners.

[2] According to the Texas Escapes magazine, the name Natalie was changed so as not to confuse it with Natalia in Medina County.

[4] A month later, on May 27, 2008, a brief EF0 tornado remained over open country northwest of Patricia, causing no damage.