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Welcome to Garcia's (aka 'Garcia's Colonia') ...

Garcia's is located on the South Texas Plains.

Garcia's is located in Starr County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garcia's, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Garcia's is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Garcia's: 956

The community of Garcia's has also been called Garcia's Colonia.

Communities near Garcia's ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garcia's.

  • Roma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Sullivan City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Escobares
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Escobares is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
    • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
  • La Grulla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Grulla is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • La Rosita
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • La Rosita is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosita
  • Las Lomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Miguel Barrera
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • El Refugio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • El Refugio is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
    • El Refugio has also been known as:
    • El Refugio Colonia
  • Garceno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Garceno is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garceno
  • La Carla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garcia's ...

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

Adding Garcia's to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garcia's in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Garcia's was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Garcia's post office opened in 1897. The Garcia's post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garcia's.

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 Garcia's - 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/