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

La Lomita is located on the South Texas Plains.

La Lomita is located in Starr County<1>.

La Lomita is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for La Lomita: 956

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

Communities Also Named La Lomita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named La Lomita: This one is located in Starr County and the other is located in Hidalgo County.

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

Communities near La Lomita ...

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

  • Rio Grande City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roma
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Escobares
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • El Refugio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • La Puerta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • La Puerta is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
  • Garciasville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Villareales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
  • Santel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Santel is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santel
    • Santel has also been known as:
    • Santel 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 La Lomita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Lomita.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Lomita ...

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

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 La Lomita - 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.