Welcome to Puerto Rico ...

Puerto Rico is located on the South Texas Plains.

Puerto Rico is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

The location of Puerto Rico has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Puerto Rico is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Puerto Rico: (956)

Communities near Puerto Rico ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Puerto Rico.

• Delmita
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmita
  • Delmita is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmita <4>
• Arkansas City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
  • Arkansas City is located in Starr County
• San Isidro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Isidro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Isidro
  • San Isidro is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Isidro <4>
• McCook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
  • McCook is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <4>
• Santa Elena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Elena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Elena
  • Santa Elena is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Elena <4>
• Laguna Seca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca
  • Laguna Seca is located in Hidalgo County
• San Manuel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Manuel
  • San Manuel is located in Hidalgo County
• Linn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
• Monte Christo ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Christo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
  • Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County
• Faysville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faysville
  • Faysville is located in Hidalgo County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puerto Rico ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/