Welcome to San Carlos ...

San Carlos is located on the South Texas Plains.

San Carlos is located in Starr County<1>.

San Carlos is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for San Carlos: 956

Communities Also Named San Carlos ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named San Carlos - they are located in Arizona (2), California (3), Colorado, Florida (2) and Nevada.

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

Communities near San Carlos ...

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

• Escobares
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Escobares is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
• Guerra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Guerra is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerra
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guerra <3>
• Lopeno
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lopeno is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopeno
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lopeno <3>
• New Falcon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • New Falcon is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Falcon
  • New Falcon has also been known as:
  • New Falcon Colonia
• Morales - Sanchez
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Morales - Sanchez is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales - Sanchez
  • Morales - Sanchez has also been known as:
  • Morales - Sanchez Colonia
• Falcon Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Falcon Heights is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <3>
• La Carla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • La Carla is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
  • La Carla has also been known as:
  • La Carla Colonia
• Miguel Barrera
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Miguel Barrera is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miguel Barrera
  • Miguel Barrera has also been known as:
  • Miguel Barrera Colonia
• Falcon Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Falcon Village is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
• Garceno
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Garceno is located in Starr County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garceno

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Carlos ...

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