Welcome to San Ygnacio ...

San Ygnacio is located on the South Texas Plains.

San Ygnacio is located in Zapata County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Ygnacio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

San Ygnacio is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for San Ygnacio: 956

The ZIP code for San Ygnacio: 78067<3>

Communities near San Ygnacio ...

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

Medina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Zapata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
Zapata
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zapata is located in Zapata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zapata <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zapata
- From San Ygnacio to Zapata
Falcon Mesa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa
Falcon Lake Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon Lake Estates is located in Zapata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake Estates
Siesta Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siesta Shores is located in Zapata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Shores
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Siesta Shores
- From San Ygnacio to Siesta Shores
El Cenizo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- El Cenizo is located in Webb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cenizo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
Rio Bravo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rio Bravo is located in Webb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Bravo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,608 people
- Rio Bravo has also been known as:
- Rio Bravo Colonia
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rio Bravo
- From San Ygnacio to Rio Bravo
La Presa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- La Presa is located in Webb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
- La Presa has also been known as:
- La Presa Colonia
Morales - Sanchez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morales - Sanchez
- From San Ygnacio to Morales - Sanchez
Laredo Ranchettes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laredo Ranchettes is located in Webb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo Ranchettes

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Ygnacio ...

Looking for more information about San Ygnacio? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for San Ygnacio, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Ygnacio.

Adding San Ygnacio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Ygnacio 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 (so far) for San Ygnacio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the San Ygnacio post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Ygnacio.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Zapata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Ygnacio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as San Ygnacio). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether San Ygnacio or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/