Welcome to Rincon ...

Rincon is located on the South Texas Plains.

Rincon is located in Starr County<1>.

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

Rincon is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rincon is located in the (956) area code.

Communities Also Named Rincon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Rincon: This one is located in Starr County and the other is located in Nueces County.

Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named Rincon - they are located in Arizona, California (4), Georgia, Indiana and New Mexico (2).

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

Communities near Rincon ...

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

• Rio Grande City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande City
  • Rio Grande City is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande City <4>
• La Joya
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • La Joya is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Joya <4>
• Sullivan City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan City
  • Sullivan City is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan City <4>
• La Grulla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
  • La Grulla is located in Starr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
• La Carla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
  • La Carla is located in Starr County
  • La Carla has also been known as:
  • La Carla Colonia
• La Victoria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
  • La Victoria is located in Starr County
• McCook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
  • McCook is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <4>
• Alto Bonito
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Bonito
  • Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
  • Alto Bonito has also been known as:
  • Alto Bonito Colonia
• Arkansas City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
  • Arkansas City is located in Starr County
• Garciasville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garciasville
  • Garciasville is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garciasville <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 Rincon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rincon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rincon ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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