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Welcome to Los Angeles ...

Los Angeles is located on the South Texas Plains.

Los Angeles is located in La Salle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Los Angeles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

When the people of Los Angeles refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Angeleno or Angelino.<2>

Los Angeles is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Los Angeles ...

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

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Los Angeles, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Los Angeles.

Adding Los Angeles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Los Angeles in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Los Angeles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Los Angeles post office opened in 1923. The Los Angeles post office closed in 1980.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Los Angeles refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Los Angeles may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Los Angeles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/