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Welcome to Las Pampas (aka 'Las Pampas Colonia') ...

Las Pampas is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Las Pampas is located in Presidio County<1>.

Las Pampas is 3,150 feet [960 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Las Pampas is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Las Pampas: 432

The community of Las Pampas has also been called Las Pampas Colonia.

Communities near Las Pampas ...

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

  • Presidio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Presidio is also located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presidio <3>
  • Ochoa ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ochoa was located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochoa
  • Shafter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shafter is also located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Indio ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Indio was located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indio
  • Adobes ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Adobes was located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobes
  • Chinati ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chinati was located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinati
  • Casa Piedra ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Casa Piedra was located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Piedra
  • Redford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Plata ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Plata was located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
  • Ruidosa
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Las Pampas ...

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

Footnotes ...

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