Welcome to Los Angeles ...

Los Angeles is located on the South Texas Plains.

Los Angeles is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Los Angeles, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Los Angeles refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Angeleno or Angelino.<3>

Los Angeles is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Los Angeles is located in the (956) area code.

Communities Also Named Los Angeles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Los Angeles: This one is located in Hidalgo County and the other is located in La Salle County.

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

Communities near Los Angeles ...

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

• Edinburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
• Laguna Seca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca
  • Laguna Seca is located in Hidalgo County
• Faysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faysville
  • Faysville is located in Hidalgo County
• Hargill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargill
  • Hargill is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hargill <5>
• Seminary Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
  • Seminary Village is located in Hidalgo County
  • Seminary Village has also been known as:
  • Seminary Village Colonia
• Doolittle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
  • Doolittle is located in Hidalgo County
• Lasara
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasara
  • Lasara is located in Willacy County
  • Lasara has also been known as:
  • La Sara
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lasara <5>
• McCook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
  • McCook is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <5>
• Monte Christo ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Christo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
  • Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County
• Monte Alto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Alto
  • Monte Alto is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Alto <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Angeles ...

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

Adding Los Angeles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Los Angeles in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Los Angeles was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Los Angeles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

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