Welcome to El Rancho Vela (aka 'El Rancho Vela Colonia') ...

El Rancho Vela is located on the South Texas Plains.

El Rancho Vela is located in Starr County<1>.

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

El Rancho Vela is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for El Rancho Vela: (956)

The community of El Rancho Vela has also been called El Rancho Vela Colonia.

Communities near El Rancho Vela ...

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

• Rio Grande City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• Sullivan City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan City
  • Sullivan City is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan City <4>
• Escobares
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
  • Escobares is located in Starr County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
• La Grulla
  (11 miles [17.7 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
• El Refugio
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 Puerta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
  • La Puerta is located in Starr County
• Garciasville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garciasville
  • Garciasville is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garciasville <4>
• Los Villareales
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Villareales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
  • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
• Los Alvarez
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alvarez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
  • Los Alvarez is located in Starr County

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 Rancho Vela. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Rancho Vela.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Rancho Vela ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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