Welcome to Vera Cruz ...

Vera Cruz is located on the South Texas Plains.

Vera Cruz is located in Duval County<1>.

Vera Cruz is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vera Cruz: 361

Communities Also Named Vera Cruz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Vera Cruz - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio and Pennsylvania (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vera Cruz.

Communities near Vera Cruz ...

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

• Falfurrias
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Falfurrias is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falfurrias
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falfurrias <3>
• Premont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Premont is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premont
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Premont <3>
• Benavides
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Benavides is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benavides
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benavides <3>
• Concepcion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Concepcion is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concepcion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concepcion <3>
• Realitos
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Realitos is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Realitos
  • Realitos has also been known as:
  • Realitos Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Realitos <3>
• Cantu Addition
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
• Airport Road Addition
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Airport Road Addition is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road Addition
• Ben Bolt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ben Bolt is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bolt
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Bolt <3>
• Flowella
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Flowella is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowella
• Coyote Acres
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
  • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
  • Coyote Acres 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 Vera Cruz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vera Cruz.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vera Cruz ...

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