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Welcome to El Refugio (aka 'El Refugio Colonia') ...

El Refugio is located on the South Texas Plains.

El Refugio is located in Starr County<1>.

El Refugio is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for El Refugio: 956

The community of El Refugio has also been called El Refugio Colonia.

Communities Also Named El Refugio ...

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

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

Communities near El Refugio ...

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

  • Rio Grande City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
    • Roma is located in Starr County
    • 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>
  • La Joya
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sullivan City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Escobares
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
    • Escobares is located in Starr County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
  • La Grulla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
    • La Grulla is located in Starr County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • Garciasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Alto Bonito
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Bonito
    • Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
    • Alto Bonito has also been known as:
    • Alto Bonito Colonia
  • La Carla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
    • La Carla is located in Starr County
    • La Carla has also been known as:
    • La Carla Colonia
  • West Alto Bonito
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alto Bonito
    • West Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
    • West Alto Bonito has also been known as:
    • West Alto Bonito 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 El Refugio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Refugio.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Refugio ...

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

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 Refugio - 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.