Welcome to Flowella ...

Flowella is located on the South Texas Plains.

Flowella is located in Brooks County<1>.

The location of Flowella has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flowella, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Flowella is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Flowella: (361)

Communities near Flowella ...

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

• Falfurrias
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falfurrias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falfurrias
  • Falfurrias is located in Brooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falfurrias <4>
• Premont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premont
  • Premont is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Premont <4>
• Cantu Addition
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantu Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
  • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County
• Riviera
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera
  • Riviera is located in Kleberg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riviera <4>
• Sarita
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarita
  • Sarita is located in Kenedy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarita <4>
• Santa Cruz
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
• Encino
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encino
  • Encino is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encino <4>
• Rios
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
  • Rios is located in Duval County
• Vattmannville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vattmannville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vattmannville
  • Vattmannville is located in Kleberg County
• Concepcion
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concepcion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concepcion
  • Concepcion is located in Duval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concepcion <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flowella ...

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

Adding Flowella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flowella 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 Flowella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flowella post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flowella.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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