Welcome to El Sauz ...
El Sauz is located on the South Texas Plains.
El Sauz is located in Starr County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of El Sauz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.
El Sauz is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: El Sauz lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for El Sauz: 956
Communities near El Sauz ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Sauz.
- Rio Grande City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Escobares is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
- Miguel Barrera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Miguel Barrera is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miguel Barrera
- Miguel Barrera has also been known as:
- Miguel Barrera Colonia
- Garceno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garceno is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garceno
- La Carla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Carla is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
- La Carla has also been known as:
- La Carla Colonia
- La Rosita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- La Rosita is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosita
- Los Alvarez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Los Alvarez is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
- Los Villareales
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Los Villareales is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
- North Escobares
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Escobares is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escobares
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 Sauz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Sauz.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Sauz. 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 Sauz.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around El Sauz. See our Newspapers Page for El Sauz.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Sauz ...
Looking for more information about El Sauz? 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 Sauz, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for El Sauz.
Adding El Sauz to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of El Sauz in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for El Sauz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the El Sauz post office opened in 1928. The El Sauz post office closed in 1983.
For more details, see References and Mentions for El Sauz.
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 Sauz - 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |