Welcome to Del Mar ...

Del Mar is located on the Gulf Coast.

Del Mar is located in Cameron County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Del Mar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

Del Mar is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Del Mar: (956)

Communities Also Named Del Mar ...

While we believe that this Del Mar is located in Cameron County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Del Mar. Those communities are located in the following counties: Eastland and Webb County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Del Mar - they are located in California (2) and Colorado.

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

Communities near Del Mar ...

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

• Port Isabel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Isabel
  • Port Isabel is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Isabel <4>
• Laguna Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Vista
  • Laguna Vista is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laguna Vista <4>
• South Padre Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Padre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Padre Island
  • South Padre Island is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Padre Island <4>
• Bayview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Bayview is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayview <4>
• Laguna Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Heights
  • Laguna Heights is located in Cameron County
• Del Mar Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Mar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar Heights
  • Del Mar Heights is located in Cameron County
  • Del Mar Heights has also been known as:
  • Del Mar Heights Colonia
• Reid Hope King
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reid Hope King have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Hope King
  • Reid Hope King is located in Cameron County
  • Reid Hope King has also been known as:
  • Reid Hope King Colonia
• South Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Cameron County
  • South Point has also been known as:
  • South Point Colonia
• Chula Vista - Orason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista - Orason
  • Chula Vista - Orason is located in Cameron County
• Villa Pancho
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Pancho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Pancho
  • Villa Pancho is located in Cameron County
  • Villa Pancho has also been known as:
  • Villa Pancho Colonia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Del Mar ...

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

Adding Del Mar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Del Mar 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 Del Mar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Del Mar post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Del Mar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cameron County: www.co.cameron.tx.us/

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