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Welcome to El Carro ...

El Carro is located on the South Texas Plains.

El Carro is located in Jim Wells County<1>.

El Carro is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for El Carro: 361

Communities near El Carro ...

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

  • Alice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <3>
  • San Diego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Agua Dulce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pernitas Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
  • Loma Linda East
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
    • Loma Linda East has also been known as:
    • Loma Linda East Colonia
  • Alfred - South La Paloma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Westdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
  • Alice Acres
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
    • Alice Acres has also been known as:
    • Alice Acres Colonia
  • Rancho Alegre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Carro ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jim Wells, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Carro - 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.