Welcome to Morida Colonia ...

Morida Colonia is located on the South Texas Plains.

Morida Colonia is located in Starr County<1>.

Morida Colonia is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Morida Colonia: 956

Communities near Morida Colonia ...

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

• Rio Grande City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Los Alvarez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Los Alvarez is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
• Fronton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fronton is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
• Los Villareales
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
• Santel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santel is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santel
  • Santel has also been known as:
  • Santel Colonia
• Salineno
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Salineno is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salineno
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salineno <3>
• Falcon Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Falcon Heights is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <3>
• Las Lomas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
• El Refugio
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Falcon Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Falcon Village is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morida Colonia ...

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