Welcome to Big John (aka 'Big John Colonia') ...

Big John is located on the South Texas Plains.

Big John is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

The location of Big John has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Big John is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Big John lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Big John: (956)

The community of Big John has also been called Big John Colonia.

Communities Also Named Big John ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Big John - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big John.

Communities near Big John ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big John.

• McAllen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • McAllen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <4>
• Edinburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Pharr
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <4>
• Harlingen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlingen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
  • Harlingen is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlingen <4>
• Weslaco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
  • Weslaco is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <4>
• San Juan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <4>
• Alamo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
• Alton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Mercedes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
  • Mercedes is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <4>
• Donna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Big John. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big John.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big John. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big John.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big John. See our Newspapers Page for Big John.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big John ...

Looking for more information about Big John? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big John, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big John.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big John. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/