Welcome to Relampago ...

Relampago is located on the South Texas Plains.

Relampago is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Relampago, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Relampago is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Relampago is located in the (956) area code.

Communities near Relampago ...

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

• Pharr
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Harlingen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlingen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
  • Harlingen is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlingen <4>
• Weslaco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• San Juan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <4>
• San Benito
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Benito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • San Benito is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Benito <4>
• Alamo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
• Mercedes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• La Feria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Elsa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <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 Relampago. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Relampago.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Relampago ...

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

Adding Relampago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Relampago 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 Relampago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Relampago post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Relampago.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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