Welcome to Alta Vista (aka 'Alta Vista Colonia') ...

Alta Vista is located on the South Texas Plains.

Alta Vista is located in Frio County<1>.

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

Alta Vista is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Alta Vista is within the (830) area code.

The community of Alta Vista has also been called Alta Vista Colonia.

Communities Also Named Alta Vista ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 27 communities that are also named Alta Vista - they are located in Alabama (2), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Ontario, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Utah (2) and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alta Vista.

Communities near Alta Vista ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alta Vista.

• Dilley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
  • Dilley is located in Frio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dilley <4>
• Derby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Frio County
  • Derby has also been known as:
  • Derby Colonia
• Moore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Frio County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <4>
• Divot ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divot
  • Divot is located in Frio County
• Frio Town ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frio Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
  • Frio Town is located in Frio County
• Hilltop
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hilltop is located in Frio County
  • Hilltop has also been known as:
  • Hilltop Colonia
• Yancey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
  • Yancey is located in Medina County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yancey <4>
• Bigfoot
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigfoot
  • Bigfoot is located in Frio County
  • Bigfoot has also been known as:
  • Big Foot Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigfoot <4>
• Devine
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
  • Devine is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <4>
• Kyote
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
  • Kyote is located in Atascosa 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 Alta Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alta Vista.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alta Vista ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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