Welcome to Sammy Martinez (aka 'Sammy Martinez Colonia') ...

Sammy Martinez is located on the South Texas Plains.

Sammy Martinez is located in Starr County<1>.

Sammy Martinez is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sammy Martinez: 956

The community of Sammy Martinez has also been called Sammy Martinez Colonia.

Communities near Sammy Martinez ...

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

• Rio Grande City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rio Grande City is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande City <3>
• Roma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Roma is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,476 people
  • Roma has also been known as:
  • Roma - Los Saenz
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roma <3>
• Sullivan City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan City is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan City <3>
• Escobares
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Escobares is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
• La Grulla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • La Grulla is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
• Las Lomas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
• La Puerta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • La Puerta is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
• El Refugio
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • El Refugio is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
  • El Refugio has also been known as:
  • El Refugio Colonia
• Garciasville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Garciasville is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garciasville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garciasville <3>
• Los Villareales
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sammy Martinez ...

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