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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>.

Austin Gardens is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • McAllen is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <3>
  • Edinburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edinburg is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
  • Mission
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mission is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <3>
  • Pharr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pharr is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
  • Weslaco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Weslaco is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <3>
  • San Juan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • San Juan is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <3>
  • Alamo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamo is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
  • Alton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alton is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • Donna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Donna is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
  • Hidalgo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hidalgo is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <3>

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.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Austin Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.