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Welcome to El Gato ...

El Gato is located on the South Texas Plains.

El Gato is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

El Gato is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for El Gato: 956

Communities Also Named El Gato ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named El Gato - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near El Gato ...

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

  • McAllen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Edinburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mission
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pharr
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
    • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
  • Weslaco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • San Juan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • Mercedes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Donna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
    • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
  • Hidalgo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Gato ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Gato - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.