Welcome to Shary (aka 'Shary Colonia') ...

Shary is located on the South Texas Plains.

Shary is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

Shary is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Shary: 956

The community of Shary has also been called Shary Colonia.

Communities near Shary ...

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

• McAllen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McAllen is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <3>
• Edinburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edinburg is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
• Mission
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <3>
• Pharr
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pharr is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
• Weslaco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Weslaco is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <3>
• San Juan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • San Juan is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <3>
• Alamo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alamo is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
• Donna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Donna is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
• Hidalgo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hidalgo is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <3>
• Elsa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Elsa is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shary ...

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