Welcome to Dolores (aka 'Dolores Colonia') ...

Dolores is located on the South Texas Plains.

Dolores is located in Zapata County<1>.

Dolores is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dolores: 956

The community of Dolores has also been called Dolores Colonia.

Communities Also Named Dolores ...

While we believe that this Dolores is located in Zapata County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Dolores. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kinney and Webb County.

Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named Dolores - they are located in California, Colorado and New Mexico (2).

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

Communities near Dolores ...

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

• Laredo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Laredo is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laredo <3>
• Rio Bravo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Bravo is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Bravo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,608 people
  • Rio Bravo has also been known as:
  • Rio Bravo Colonia
• El Cenizo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • El Cenizo is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cenizo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
• La Presa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • La Presa is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
  • La Presa has also been known as:
  • La Presa Colonia
• Laredo Ranchettes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Laredo Ranchettes is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo Ranchettes
• Larga Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Larga Vista is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larga Vista
  • Larga Vista has also been known as:
  • Larga Vista Colonia
• San Ygnacio
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • San Ygnacio is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ygnacio
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ygnacio <3>
• Pescadito ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pescadito is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pescadito
• Medina
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Medina is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
• Regency Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Regency Village is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Village
  • Regency Village has also been known as:
  • Regency Village 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 Dolores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dolores.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dolores ...

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