Welcome to Ware Colony (aka 'Ware Colony Colonia') ...

Ware Colony is located on the South Texas Plains.

Ware Colony is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

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

Ware Colony is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ware Colony: (956)

The community of Ware Colony has also been called Ware Colony Colonia.

Communities near Ware Colony ...

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

• McAllen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • McAllen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <4>
• Edinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Mission
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Pharr
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <4>
• Weslaco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
  • Weslaco is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <4>
• San Juan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <4>
• Alamo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
• Alton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Donna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <4>
• Hidalgo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Hidalgo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ware Colony ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/