Welcome to Ramirez ...
Ramirez is located on the South Texas Plains.
Ramirez is located in Duval County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ramirez, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Ramirez is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ramirez lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ramirez: 361
Communities Also Named Ramirez ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Ramirez: This one is located in Duval County and the other is located in Hidalgo County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ramirez.
Communities near Ramirez ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ramirez.
- Falfurrias
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falfurrias have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falfurrias
- Falfurrias is located in Brooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falfurrias <4>
- Premont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Benavides
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Concepcion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Realitos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Realitos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Realitos
- Realitos is located in Duval County
- Realitos has also been known as:
- Realitos Colonia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Realitos <4>
- Santa Cruz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
- Rios
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
- Rios is located in Duval County
- Las Lomitas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Lomitas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
- Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County
- Hebbronville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cantu Addition
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantu Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
- Cantu Addition is located in Brooks 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 Ramirez. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ramirez.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ramirez. 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 Ramirez.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ramirez. See our Newspapers Page for Ramirez.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ramirez ...
Looking for more information about Ramirez? 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 Ramirez, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ramirez.
Adding Ramirez to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ramirez in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ramirez was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ramirez post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ramirez.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Duval, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ramirez - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |