Welcome to Brown Acres (aka 'Brown Acres Colonia') ...

Brown Acres is located on the South Texas Plains.

Brown Acres is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

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

Brown Acres is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brown Acres is located in the (956) area code.

The community of Brown Acres has also been called Brown Acres Colonia.

Communities Also Named Brown Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Brown Acres: This one is located in Hidalgo County and the other is located in Galveston County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brown Acres.

Communities near Brown Acres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brown Acres.

• McAllen
  (10 miles [16.1 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 northwest)
  • 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>
• Mission
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Pharr
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Weslaco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 east)
  • 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>
• Hidalgo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Hidalgo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <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 Brown Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brown Acres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brown Acres. 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 Brown Acres.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brown Acres ...

Looking for more information about Brown Acres? 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 Brown Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brown Acres.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brown Acres. 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/