Welcome to El Cenizo (aka 'El Cenizo Colonia') ...

El Cenizo is located on the South Texas Plains.

El Cenizo is located in Starr County<1>.

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

El Cenizo is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

El Cenizo lies within the (956) area code.

The community of El Cenizo has also been called El Cenizo Colonia.

Communities Also Named El Cenizo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named El Cenizo: This one is located in Starr County and the other is located in Webb County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for El Cenizo.

Communities near El Cenizo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Cenizo.

• Rio Grande City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande City
  • Rio Grande City is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande City <4>
• Roma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
  • Roma is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,476 people
  • Roma has also been known as:
  • Roma - Los Saenz
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roma <4>
• La Grulla
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
  • La Grulla is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
• Roma Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roma Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek
  • Roma Creek is located in Starr County
• Las Lomas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
• Fronton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
  • Fronton is located in Starr County
• El Refugio
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Refugio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
  • El Refugio is located in Starr County
  • El Refugio has also been known as:
  • El Refugio Colonia
• La Carla
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
  • La Carla is located in Starr County
  • La Carla has also been known as:
  • La Carla Colonia
• La Puerta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
  • La Puerta is located in Starr County
• Salineno
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salineno
  • Salineno is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salineno <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 El Cenizo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Cenizo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Cenizo ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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