Welcome to Llano Grande ...

Llano Grande is located on the South Texas Plains.

Llano Grande is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Llano Grande, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Llano Grande is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Llano Grande lies within the (956) area code.

Communities near Llano Grande ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Llano Grande.

• McAllen
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Pharr
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Harlingen
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• San Juan
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Mercedes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 northwest)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• La Feria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria
  • La Feria is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Feria <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 Llano Grande. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Llano Grande.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Llano Grande ...

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

Adding Llano Grande to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Llano Grande in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Llano Grande was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Llano Grande post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Llano Grande.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Llano Grande. 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/