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Welcome to Laguna ...

Laguna is located in Hill Country.

Laguna is located in Uvalde County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laguna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Laguna is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Laguna: 830

Communities Also Named Laguna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Laguna - they are located in Arizona (2), California (4), New Mexico (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Laguna ...

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

  • Uvalde
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Wood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Concan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Third Crossing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
  • Uvalde Estates
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
    • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Estates Colonia
  • Barksdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Rio Frio
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamo Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Alamo Village is located in Kinney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Village
  • Knippa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Brackettville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laguna ...

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

Adding Laguna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laguna 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 Laguna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Laguna post office opened in 1891. The Laguna post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laguna.

Footnotes ...

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