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

Friendly Acres is located on the South Texas Plains.

Friendly Acres is located in Hidalgo County<1>.


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


Friendly Acres is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Friendly Acres is within the (956) area code.

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

Communities Also Named Friendly Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Friendly Acres - they are located in North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Friendly Acres ...

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

  • McAllen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mission
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pharr
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • San Juan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alamo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Donna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Hidalgo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmview
    • Palmview is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,839 people
  • Penitas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendly Acres ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friendly 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Friendly Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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