Welcome to Barrera (aka 'Barrera Colonia') ...
Barrera is located on the South Texas Plains.
Barrera is located in Starr County<1>.
Barrera is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Barrera lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Barrera: 956
The community of Barrera has also been called Barrera Colonia.
Communities near Barrera ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barrera.
- Rio Grande City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roma is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,476 people
- Roma has also been known as:
- Roma - Los Saenz
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roma <3>
- Escobares
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Escobares is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
- La Grulla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- La Grulla is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
- North Escobares
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Escobares is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escobares
- Roma Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roma Creek is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek
- Las Lomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Las Lomas is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- El Refugio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- El Refugio is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
- El Refugio has also been known as:
- El Refugio Colonia
- La Carla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Carla is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
- La Carla has also been known as:
- La Carla Colonia
- La Puerta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Puerta is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
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 Barrera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barrera.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barrera. 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 Barrera.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrera. See our Newspapers Page for Barrera.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrera ...
Looking for more information about Barrera? 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 Barrera, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barrera.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Starr, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barrera - 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. |