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Welcome to La Herradura (aka 'La Herradura Colonia') ...

La Herradura is located on the South Texas Plains.

La Herradura is located in Maverick County<1>.

La Herradura is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for La Herradura: 830

The community of La Herradura has also been called La Herradura Colonia.

Communities near La Herradura ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near La Herradura.

  • Eagle Pass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rosita South
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosita South is located in Maverick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita South
  • Elm Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elm Creek is located in Maverick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
  • Radar Base
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Radar Base is located in Maverick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radar Base
  • El Indio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Quemado
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Herradura. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Herradura.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Herradura ...

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

Footnotes ...

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