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Welcome to Frio ...

Frio is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Frio is located in Castro County<1>.

Frio is 3,850 feet [1,173 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Frio is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Frio (for example, toward Grady (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Frio: 806

Communities Also Named Frio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Frio - they are located in Alabama and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Frio ...

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

  • Hereford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dimmitt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Friona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Summerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dawn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • La Plata ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • La Plata is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • Nazareth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Umbarger
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Lazbuddie
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hart
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hart is located in Castro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frio ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Castro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frio - 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.