Welcome to Santa Catarina ...

Santa Catarina is located on the South Texas Plains.

Santa Catarina is located in Starr County<1>.

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

Santa Catarina is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Santa Catarina lies within the (956) area code.

Communities near Santa Catarina ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Santa Catarina.

• Arkansas City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
  • Arkansas City is located in Starr County
• San Isidro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Isidro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Isidro
  • San Isidro is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Isidro <4>
• Santa Elena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Elena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Elena
  • Santa Elena is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Elena <4>
• Delmita
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmita
  • Delmita is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmita <4>
• McCook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
  • McCook is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <4>
• La Carla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• La Victoria
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
  • La Victoria is located in Starr County
• La Puerta
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
  • La Puerta is located in Starr County
• Las Lomas
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
• Alto Bonito
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Bonito
  • Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
  • Alto Bonito has also been known as:
  • Alto Bonito Colonia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Catarina ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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