Welcome to Escobas ...

Escobas is located on the South Texas Plains.

Escobas is located in Zapata County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Escobas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.

Escobas is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Escobas: 956

Communities near Escobas ...

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

• Guerra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Guerra is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerra
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guerra <3>
• Medina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Medina is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
• Zapata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Zapata is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zapata <3>
• Falcon Lake Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Falcon Lake Estates is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake Estates
• Siesta Shores
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Siesta Shores is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Shores
• Falcon Mesa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa
• Morales - Sanchez
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Morales - Sanchez is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales - Sanchez
  • Morales - Sanchez has also been known as:
  • Morales - Sanchez Colonia
• Los Ojuelos ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Los Ojuelos is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojuelos
• Lopeno
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Lopeno is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopeno
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lopeno <3>
• South Fork Estates
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • South Fork Estates is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Estates

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Escobas ...

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

Adding Escobas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Escobas 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 Escobas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Escobas post office opened in 1936. The Escobas post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Escobas.