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Welcome to Austin Gardens (aka 'Austin Gardens Colonia') ...

Austin Gardens is located on the South Texas Plains.

Austin Gardens is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

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

Austin Gardens is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Austin Gardens: (956)

The community of Austin Gardens has also been called Austin Gardens Colonia.

Communities near Austin Gardens ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Austin Gardens.

  • McAllen
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    • McAllen lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the south of Austin Gardens.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen<5>
  • Edinburg
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    • Edinburg lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Austin Gardens.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg<5>
  • Mission
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    • Mission lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Austin Gardens.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission<5>
  • Pharr
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    • Pharr lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the south of Austin Gardens.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr<5>
  • Weslaco
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    • Weslaco lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southeast of Austin Gardens.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco<5>
  • San Juan
  • Alamo
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    • Alamo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southeast of Austin Gardens.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo<5>
  • Alton
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    • Alton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southwest of Austin Gardens.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Alton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton<5>
  • Donna
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    • Donna lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southeast of Austin Gardens.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna<5>
  • Hidalgo
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    • Hidalgo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south of Austin Gardens.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo<5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Austin Gardens ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Austin Gardens. 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 Austin Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Austin Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austin Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3465, Longitude: -98.1983       In this case, the coordinates for Austin Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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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