Welcome to Miguel Barrera (aka 'Miguel Barrera Colonia') ...

Miguel Barrera is located on the South Texas Plains.

Miguel Barrera is located in Starr County<1>.

Miguel Barrera is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Miguel Barrera: 956

The community of Miguel Barrera has also been called Miguel Barrera Colonia.

Communities near Miguel Barrera ...

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

• Rio Grande City
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rio Grande City
  • From Miguel Barrera to Rio Grande City
• Roma
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roma
  • From Miguel Barrera to Roma
• La Grulla
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Grulla
  • From Miguel Barrera to La Grulla
• Roma Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roma Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek
  • Roma Creek is located in Starr County
• Las Lomas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Las Lomas
  • From Miguel Barrera to Las Lomas
• Fronton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
  • Fronton is located in Starr County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fronton
  • From Miguel Barrera to Fronton
• El Refugio
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Refugio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Carla
  • From Miguel Barrera to La Carla
• La Puerta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
  • La Puerta is located in Starr County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Puerta
  • From Miguel Barrera to La Puerta
• Salineno
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salineno
  • Salineno is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salineno <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salineno
  • From Miguel Barrera to Salineno

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miguel Barrera ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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