Welcome to San Juan (aka 'San Juan Colonia') ...

San Juan is located on the South Texas Plains.

San Juan is located in Starr County<1>.

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

San Juan is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

San Juan lies within the (956) area code.

The community of San Juan has also been called San Juan Colonia.

Communities Also Named San Juan ...

While we believe that this San Juan is located in Starr County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named San Juan. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hidalgo and Nueces County.

Beyond Texas, there are 14 communities that are also named San Juan - they are located in Alaska, California (3), Colorado (2), Nevada (2) and New Mexico (4).

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

Communities near San Juan ...

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

• Rio Grande City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Roma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma
  • Roma is located in Starr County
  • 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 <4>
• Los Villareales
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Villareales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
  • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
• Roma Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roma Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek
  • Roma Creek is located in Starr County
• Fronton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
  • Fronton is located in Starr County
• Las Lomas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
• El Refugio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Refugio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
  • El Refugio is located in Starr County
  • El Refugio has also been known as:
  • El Refugio Colonia
• La Carla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Salineno
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salineno
  • Salineno is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salineno <4>
• La Puerta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
  • La Puerta is located in Starr County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Juan ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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