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Nearest Communities to Santa Elena,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Santa Elena, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Santa Elena:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Santa Elena.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Santa Elena is located in Starr County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Starr County: Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg & Zapata.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 50 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Santa Elena. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Starr County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Santa Elena (which is Starr County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Santa Elena

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Starr County   (where Santa Elena resides)
    • County Seat for Starr:   Rio Grande City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Elena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Elena.
      • Old Santa Elena
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Santa Elena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Santa Elena
        • Old Santa Elena is located in Starr County
      • San Isidro
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Isidro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • La Gloria
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Gloria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Gloria
        • La Gloria is located in Starr County
      • Gloria Colonia
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloria Colonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Colonia
        • Gloria Colonia is located in Starr County
      • El Centro
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Centro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
        • El Centro is located in Starr County
      • Arkansas City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
        • Arkansas City is located in Starr County
      • Delmita
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Santa Anna
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Anna
        • Santa Anna is located in Starr County
      • La Reforma
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Reforma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Reforma
        • La Reforma is located in Starr County
      • Robberson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robberson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robberson
        • Robberson is located in Starr County
      • Santa Catarina
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Catarina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Catarina
        • Santa Catarina is located in Starr County
      • Rincon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
        • Rincon is located in Starr County
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • San Roman
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Roman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Roman
          • San Roman is located in Starr County
        • Viboras
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viboras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viboras
          • Viboras is located in Starr County
        • San Carlos
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
          • San Carlos is located in Starr County
        • Las Escobas
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Escobas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Escobas
          • Las Escobas is located in Starr County
        • El Sauz
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Sauz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Sauz
          • El Sauz is located in Starr County
        • La Carla
          (27 miles [43.5 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
        • Sammy Martinez
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammy Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammy Martinez
          • Sammy Martinez is located in Starr County
          • Sammy Martinez has also been known as:
          • Sammy Martinez Colonia
        • Eugenio Saenz
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eugenio Saenz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugenio Saenz
          • Eugenio Saenz is located in Starr County
          • Eugenio Saenz has also been known as:
          • Eugenio Saenz Colonia
        • El Rancho Vela
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Rancho Vela have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho Vela
          • El Rancho Vela is located in Starr County
          • El Rancho Vela has also been known as:
          • El Rancho Vela Colonia
        • La Lomita
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Lomita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Lomita
          • La Lomita is located in Starr County
          • La Lomita has also been known as:
          • La Lomita Colonia
        • El Castillo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Castillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Castillo
          • El Castillo is located in Starr County
          • El Castillo has also been known as:
          • El Castillo Colonia
        • El Socio
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Socio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Socio
          • El Socio is located in Starr County
          • El Socio has also been known as:
          • El Socio Colonia
        • La Victoria
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
          • La Victoria is located in Starr County
  • Brooks County
    • County Seat for Brooks:   Falfurrias
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Elena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Elena.
      • Tacubaya
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tacubaya have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacubaya
        • Tacubaya is located in Brooks County
      • Hartland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
        • Hartland is located in Brooks County
      • Rachal
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rachal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachal
        • Rachal is located in Brooks County
      • Encino
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidalgo County
    • County Website:   www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hidalgo:   Edinburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Elena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Elena.
      • Cipres
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cipres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cipres
        • Cipres is located in Hidalgo County
      • Puerto Rico
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puerto Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puerto Rico
        • Puerto Rico is located in Hidalgo County
      • McCook
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Los Angeles
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Angeles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
        • Los Angeles is located in Hidalgo County
      • Laguna Seca
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca
        • Laguna Seca is located in Hidalgo County
      • Linn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • San Manuel
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Manuel
        • San Manuel is located in Hidalgo County
      • Monte Christo ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Christo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
        • Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County
      • Red Gate
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
        • Red Gate is located in Hidalgo County
      • Solino
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solino have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solino
        • Solino is located in Hidalgo County
      • Citrus City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus City
        • Citrus City is located in Hidalgo County
      • CJRS Colonia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for CJRS Colonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for CJRS Colonia
        • CJRS Colonia is located in Hidalgo County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • El Flaco Chiquito Colonia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Flaco Chiquito Colonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Flaco Chiquito Colonia
          • El Flaco Chiquito Colonia is located in Hidalgo County
        • Salida del Sol Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salida del Sol Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida del Sol Estates
          • Salida del Sol Estates is located in Hidalgo County
          • Salida del Sol Estates has also been known as:
          • Salida del Sol Estates Colonia
        • Alsonia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsonia
          • Alsonia is located in Hidalgo County
          • Alsonia has also been known as:
          • Alsonia Colonia
        • Los Cerritos
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Cerritos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
          • Los Cerritos is located in Hidalgo County
          • Los Cerritos has also been known as:
          • Los Cerritos Colonia
  • Jim Hogg County
    • County Seat for Jim Hogg:   Hebbronville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Elena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Elena.
      • Agua Nueva
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Nueva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Nueva
        • Agua Nueva is located in Jim Hogg County
      • Cuevitas
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuevitas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuevitas
        • Cuevitas is located in Jim Hogg County
      • San Antonio Viejo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio Viejo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Viejo
        • San Antonio Viejo is located in Jim Hogg County
      • Guerra
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Humble Colorado Camp
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble Colorado Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Colorado Camp
        • Humble Colorado Camp is located in Jim Hogg County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Santa Elena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santa Elena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7601, Longitude: -98.4864       In this case, the coordinates for Santa Elena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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