Welcome to Ramirez ...

Ramirez is located on the South Texas Plains.

Ramirez is located in Duval County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Ramirez is within the boundaries of the (361) area code.

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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premont
  • Premont is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Premont <4>
• Benavides
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benavides have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benavides
  • Benavides is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benavides <4>
• Concepcion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concepcion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concepcion
  • Concepcion is located in Duval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concepcion <4>
• 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.<2> 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbronville
  • Hebbronville is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebbronville <4>
• 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.<2> 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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