Welcome to Palo Blanco (aka 'Palo Blanco Colonia') ...

Palo Blanco is located on the South Texas Plains.

Palo Blanco is located in Starr County<1>.

Palo Blanco is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Palo Blanco: 956

The community of Palo Blanco has also been called Palo Blanco Colonia.

Communities Also Named Palo Blanco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Palo Blanco - it's located in New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palo Blanco.

Communities near Palo Blanco ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palo Blanco.

• Rio Grande City
  (5 miles [8 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>
• Roma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Roma is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
  • 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>
• Escobares
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Escobares is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
• La Grulla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • La Grulla is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
• North Escobares
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Escobares is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escobares
• Roma Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Roma Creek is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek
• Las Lomas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
• El Refugio
  (9 miles [14.5 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
• La Carla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • La Carla is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
  • La Carla has also been known as:
  • La Carla Colonia
• La Puerta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • La Puerta is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palo Blanco ...

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