La Minita Texas Map
Explore La Minita, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of La Minita, Texas
How to Use This La Minita, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Minita, Texas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Texas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to La Minita.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | La Minita |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Starr County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 26.5024 |
| Longitude | -99.0735 |
| Population | 129 |
| Density | 95.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 78584 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| County Seat | Rio Grande City |
| School District | Roma Independent School District |
About La Minita, Texas
La Minita is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 129. The population density is 95.1 people per km². La Minita is located at 26.5024°N, 99.0735°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78584.La Minita rises from the sun-bleached plains of South Texas, where the persistent incision of the Arroyo la Minita carves a jagged, verdant ribbon through the parched earth. It lies 7.6 miles north-northwest of Roma, TX (from Roma, TX: bearing 332°T), and is situated 9.3 miles northwest of Escobares. This landscape is defined by the sharp, arid beauty of the brush country, where the horizon is broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Gongora Hill and the occasional, sudden dip into the Arroyo de los Mudos. The air here holds a dry, baking heat that seems to distill the scent of mesquite and dust, creating a stillness that is only interrupted by the rustle of scrub oak or the sharp call of a hawk circling above the scrubland. Just three miles away, the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge provides a sanctuary for the resilient flora and fauna that thrive in this unforgiving climate, while the expansive surface of Falcon Reservoir sits six miles to the west, its waters serving as a vital, shimmering anchor in the vast, tawny expanse of the brush.
Life in La Minita remains tied to the cycles of the land, reflecting a heritage shaped by the quiet, steady labor of ranching and the resilient spirit of those who have long worked this soil. The local economy persists in a slow, deliberate rhythm, far removed from the frantic pace of larger urban centers, drawing its character from the proximity of the border-country and a history of endurance in the face of the elements. Residents often look toward the Falcon State Park Trail for recreation, finding a rugged solace in the path that winds through the surrounding terrain. Whether one is observing the way the light turns a bruised, metallic purple over the horizon at dusk or listening to the wind whistle through the sparse vegetation, La Minita possesses a stark, unadorned authenticity that refuses to be softened by the passage of time.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.7 mi, 288° W · 277k acres
- Mission Mier a Visita (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 137° SE
- Falcon State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 325° NW
- The Mier Expedition (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 150° SE
- First Chapel in Roma (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 152° SE
- Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 045° NE
- Bicentennial Plaza (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 152° SE
- Roma Park (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 149° SE
- Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 11.7 mi, 100° E
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 136° SE
- Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 26.8 mi, 336° NW
- Javelina Ranch (Park) — 40.5 mi, 105° E
- Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 47.4 mi, 117° SE
- Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 48.7 mi, 118° SE
- La Paz Museum (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 341° N
- Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 50.2 mi, 112° E
- Border Theater (Theatre) — 50.3 mi, 113° SE
- Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 53.0 mi, 112° E
- R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 54.9 mi, 112° E
- Topgolf (Attraction) — 58.0 mi, 111° E
- Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 58.1 mi, 104° E
- Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 59.2 mi, 108° E
- Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.5 mi, 117° SE · 4,218 acres
- Palomino(Laredo College Mascot[horse]) (Public Artwork) — 69.1 mi, 339° N
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum (Museum) — 74.0 mi, 339° N
- Los Olvidados Art Gallery (Gallery) — 74.1 mi, 339° N
- Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 74.7 mi, 338° N
- Star Fort, Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 75.2 mi, 339° N
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About This La Minita Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Minita, Texas. Coordinates: 26.5024, -99.0735. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for La Minita includes the ZIP code (78584), telephone area code (830), county seat of Starr County (Rio Grande City), and school district assignment (Roma Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
