Welcome to Nuevo Alton (aka 'Nuevo Alton Colonia') ...

Nuevo Alton is located on the South Texas Plains.

Nuevo Alton is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

Nuevo Alton is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nuevo Alton: 956

The community of Nuevo Alton has also been called Nuevo Alton Colonia.

Communities near Nuevo Alton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nuevo Alton.

• McAllen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • McAllen is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <3>
• Edinburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Edinburg is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
• Mission
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mission is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <3>
• Pharr
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pharr is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
• San Juan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Juan is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <3>
• Alamo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alamo is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
• Donna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Donna is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
• Hidalgo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hidalgo is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <3>
• Elsa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Elsa is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <3>
• Palmview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmview is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,839 people

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nuevo Alton ...

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