Welcome to Longoria (aka 'Longoria Colonia') ...

Longoria is located on the South Texas Plains.

Longoria is located in Starr County<1>.

Longoria is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Longoria: 956

The community of Longoria has also been called Longoria Colonia.

Communities Also Named Longoria ...

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

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

Communities near Longoria ...

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

• Rio Grande City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Grande City is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande City <3>
• Palmview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Palmview is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,839 people
• Penitas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Penitas is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penitas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penitas <3>
• La Joya
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • La Joya is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Joya <3>
• Sullivan City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sullivan City is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan City <3>
• Cuevitas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuevitas is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuevitas
• La Puerta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Puerta is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
• Los Ebanos
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Ebanos is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ebanos
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Ebanos <3>
• El Refugio
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Sam Fordyce ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sam Fordyce is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Fordyce

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longoria ...

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