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Welcome to Ricardo ...

Ricardo is located on the Gulf Coast.

Ricardo is located in Kleberg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ricardo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Ricardo is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ricardo: 361

Communities Also Named Ricardo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ricardo - they are located in California and New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ricardo.

Communities near Ricardo ...

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

  • Kingsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bishop
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Premont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Driscoll
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Riviera
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Vattmannville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vattmannville is located in Kleberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vattmannville
  • Sarita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Flowella
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Flowella is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowella
  • Airport Road Addition
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ben Bolt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ricardo ...

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

Adding Ricardo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ricardo 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 (so far) for Ricardo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ricardo post office opened in 1909. The Ricardo post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ricardo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Kleberg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ricardo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/