Welcome to Jessups (aka 'Jessups Colonia') ...

Jessups is located on the South Texas Plains.

Jessups is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

Jessups is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jessups: 956

The community of Jessups has also been called Jessups Colonia.

Communities Also Named Jessups ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jessups - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Jessups ...

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

• Edinburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
• Pharr
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
• Weslaco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
  • Weslaco is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <3>
• San Juan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <3>
• Alamo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
• Mercedes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
  • Mercedes is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <3>
• Donna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
• Raymondville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
  • Raymondville is located in Willacy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <3>
• La Feria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria
  • La Feria is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Feria <3>
• Elsa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <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 Jessups. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jessups.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jessups ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/