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Welcome to Little Mexico (aka 'Little Mexico Colonia') ...

Little Mexico is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Little Mexico is located in Pecos County<1>.

Little Mexico is 2,920 feet [890 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Little Mexico is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Little Mexico: 432

The community of Little Mexico has also been called Little Mexico Colonia.

Communities near Little Mexico ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Little Mexico.

  • Coyanosa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Abell City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Abell City is located in Pecos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell City
  • Imperial
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandfalls
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Girvin
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Mexico ...

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

Footnotes ...

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