Welcome to De La Cruz Colonia ...

De La Cruz Colonia is located on the South Texas Plains.

De La Cruz Colonia is located in Starr County<1>.

De La Cruz Colonia is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: De La Cruz Colonia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for De La Cruz Colonia: 956

Communities near De La Cruz Colonia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near De La Cruz Colonia.

• Rio Grande City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rio Grande City is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande City <3>
• Escobares
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Escobares is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
• Fronton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fronton is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
• Garceno
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Garceno is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garceno
• La Rosita
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • La Rosita is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosita
• Miguel Barrera
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Miguel Barrera is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miguel Barrera
  • Miguel Barrera has also been known as:
  • Miguel Barrera Colonia
• Los Alvarez
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Los Alvarez is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
• Los Villareales
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
• Santel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Santel is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santel
  • Santel has also been known as:
  • Santel Colonia
• Salineno
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Salineno is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salineno
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salineno <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 De La Cruz Colonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for De La Cruz Colonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De La Cruz Colonia ...

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