Welcome to Conception ...

Conception is located on the South Texas Plains.

Conception is located in Duval County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conception, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Conception is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Conception is located in the (361) area code.

Communities Also Named Conception ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Conception - they are located in Minnesota, Missouri and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Conception ...

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

• Falfurrias
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falfurrias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falfurrias
  • Falfurrias is located in Brooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falfurrias <4>
• Premont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premont
  • Premont is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Premont <4>
• Benavides
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benavides have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benavides
  • Benavides is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benavides <4>
• Santa Cruz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
• Rios
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
  • Rios is located in Duval County
• Realitos
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Realitos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Realitos
  • Realitos is located in Duval County
  • Realitos has also been known as:
  • Realitos Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Realitos <4>
• Cantu Addition
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantu Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
  • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County
• Airport Road Addition
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Road Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road Addition
  • Airport Road Addition is located in Brooks County
• Las Lomitas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Lomitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
  • Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County
• Hebbronville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbronville
  • Hebbronville is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebbronville <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 Conception. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conception.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conception ...

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

Adding Conception to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Conception in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Conception was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conception.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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