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Welcome to Solino ...

Solino is located on the South Texas Plains.

Solino is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Solino, you might consider that their post office opened in 1932.

Solino is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Solino: 956

Communities near Solino ...

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

  • Edinburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Alton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • Elsa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elsa is 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>
  • Edcouch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • La Villa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • La Villa is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
  • Palmhurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmhurst is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmhurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • Linn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Faysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Faysville is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faysville
  • San Manuel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • San Manuel is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Manuel
  • Hargill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solino ...

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

Adding Solino to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Solino in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Solino was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Solino post office opened in 1932. The Solino post office closed in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solino.

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 Solino - 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>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/