Welcome to Escobares ...

The city of Escobares is located on the South Texas Plains.

Escobares is located in Starr County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Escobares, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

The city was incorporated in 2005.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Escobares had a population of 1,188 people.<2> (see below for details).

The community of Escobares is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Escobares is located in the (956) area code.

Communities near Escobares ...

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

• Rio Grande City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande City
  • Rio Grande City is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande City <4>
• Los Alvarez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alvarez have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
  • Los Alvarez is located in Starr County
• Los Villareales
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Villareales have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
  • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
• Fronton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
  • Fronton is located in Starr County
• Salineno
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salineno
  • Salineno is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salineno <4>
• Las Lomas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
• El Refugio
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Refugio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
  • El Refugio is located in Starr County
  • El Refugio has also been known as:
  • El Refugio Colonia
• La Carla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Falcon Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
  • Falcon Heights is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <4>
• Falcon Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
  • Falcon Village is located in Starr County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Escobares ...

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

Adding Escobares to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Escobares 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 for Escobares was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Escobares post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Escobares.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Escobares. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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