Welcome to El Quiote (aka 'El Quiote Colonia') ...
El Quiote is located on the South Texas Plains.
El Quiote is located in Starr County<1>.
El Quiote is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: El Quiote lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for El Quiote: 956
The community of El Quiote has also been called El Quiote Colonia.
Communities near El Quiote ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Quiote.
- Rio Grande City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roma is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,476 people
- Roma has also been known as:
- Roma - Los Saenz
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roma <3>
- Escobares
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Escobares is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
- La Grulla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- La Grulla is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
- North Escobares
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Escobares is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escobares
- Roma Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roma Creek is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek
- Las Lomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Las Lomas is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
- El Refugio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- El Refugio is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
- El Refugio has also been known as:
- El Refugio Colonia
- Fronton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fronton is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
- La Puerta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Puerta is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
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 Quiote. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Quiote.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Quiote. 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 Quiote.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Quiote. See our Newspapers Page for El Quiote.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Quiote ...
Looking for more information about El Quiote? 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 Quiote, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for El Quiote.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Starr, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Quiote - 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. |