Welcome to San Manuel ...
San Manuel is located on the South Texas Plains.
San Manuel is located in Hidalgo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of San Manuel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.
San Manuel is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: San Manuel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for San Manuel: 956
Communities Also Named San Manuel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named San Manuel - it's located in Arizona.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Manuel.
Communities near San Manuel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Manuel.
- Edinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Laguna Seca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hargill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargill
- Hargill is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hargill <3>
- Seminary Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Seminary Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Seminary Village has also been known as:
- Seminary Village Colonia
- Doolittle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lasara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Alto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Alto
- Monte Alto is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Alto <3>
- Monte Christo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Christo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
- Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County
- McCook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Manuel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Manuel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Manuel. 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 Manuel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Manuel. See our Newspapers Page for San Manuel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Manuel ...
Looking for more information about San Manuel? 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 Manuel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Manuel.
Adding San Manuel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Manuel 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 for San Manuel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the San Manuel post office opened in 1925.
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Manuel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Manuel - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |