Welcome to Rancho Escondido (aka 'Rancho Escondido Colonia') ...

Rancho Escondido is located on the South Texas Plains.

Rancho Escondido is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

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

Rancho Escondido is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rancho Escondido lies within the (956) area code.

The community of Rancho Escondido has also been called Rancho Escondido Colonia.

Communities near Rancho Escondido ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rancho Escondido.

• McAllen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • McAllen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <4>
• Edinburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Mission
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Pharr
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <4>
• Weslaco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
  • Weslaco is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <4>
• Alton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Mercedes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
  • Mercedes is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <4>
• Donna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <4>
• Hidalgo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Hidalgo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <4>
• La Feria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria
  • La Feria is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Feria <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rancho Escondido ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rancho Escondido. 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/