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Welcome to Landrum ...

Landrum is located on the Gulf Coast.

Landrum is located in Cameron County<1>.

Landrum is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Landrum: 956

Communities Also Named Landrum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Landrum - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Landrum ...

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

  • Brownsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlingen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Weslaco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • San Benito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mercedes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Fresnos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • La Feria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Progreso
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Primera
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Primera is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Combes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Combes is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
    • Combes has also been known as:
    • Combes Colonia
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <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 Landrum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Landrum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Landrum ...

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

Adding Landrum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Landrum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Landrum was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Landrum.

Footnotes ...

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