Welcome to Los Alvarez ...

Los Alvarez is located on the South Texas Plains.

Los Alvarez is located in Starr County<1>.

The location of Los Alvarez has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

Los Alvarez is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Los Alvarez: (956)

Communities near Los Alvarez ...

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

• Rio Grande City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande City
  • Rio Grande City is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande City <4>
• Roma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
  • Roma is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,476 people
  • Roma has also been known as:
  • Roma - Los Saenz
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roma <4>
• Escobares
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
  • Escobares is located in Starr County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
• La Grulla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
  • La Grulla is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
• North Escobares
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Escobares have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escobares
  • North Escobares is located in Starr County
• Roma Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roma Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek
  • Roma Creek is located in Starr County
• Las Lomas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
• El Refugio
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Refugio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
  • El Refugio is located in Starr County
  • El Refugio has also been known as:
  • El Refugio Colonia
• La Carla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
  • La Carla is located in Starr County
  • La Carla has also been known as:
  • La Carla Colonia
• La Puerta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
  • La Puerta is located in Starr County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Alvarez ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Los Alvarez. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/