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Ramos Texas Map

Explore Ramos, 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 Ramos, Texas

How to Use This Ramos, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ramos, 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 Ramos.

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.

CityRamos
StateTexas (TX)
CountyStarr County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude26.428
Longitude-99.027
Population144
Density1793.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code78584
Area Code830
County SeatRio Grande City
School DistrictRoma Independent School District

About Ramos, Texas

Ramos is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 144. The population density is 1793.5 people per km². Ramos is located at 26.4280°N, 99.0270°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78584.

Ramos unfolds across a sun-bleached expanse where the low, stubborn brush of the scrubland meets the persistent, quiet carving of Los Negros Creek. It lies 1.7 miles north-northwest of Roma, TX (from Roma, TX: bearing 336°T), and is situated 4.2 miles west-northwest of Escobares. Gongora Hill rises a singular mile to the west, a modest elevation that breaks the horizon’s flat, dusty line and catches the violet light of dusk before the rest of the plains surrender to shadow. To the south, the terrain dips into the dry, limestone-scored basin of Arroyo Roma, while the proximity of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge ensures that the silence of the afternoon is often punctuated by the sudden, frantic beat of wings or the rustle of hidden movement in the chaparral.

Ramos retains the dry, weathered character of a border-country settlement, its economy tied to the rhythms of the land and the endurance of those who work it. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the proximity of Falcon Reservoir, which holds the regional memory of water in a land that frequently thirsts. History in Ramos is not written in grand monuments but in the persistent bilingual hum of daily commerce and the way the heat dictates the architecture of the day, forcing a retreat into the shade when the sun reaches its zenith. The earth here is a mosaic of gray-green fiber and sun-baked clay, a landscape that demands a certain humility from those who inhabit its vast, open reaches.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Mier Expedition (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 136° SE
  • Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.6 mi, 190° S · 277k acres
  • First Chapel in Roma (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 159° S
  • Manuel Guerra Home and Store (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 160° S
  • Bicentennial Plaza (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 156° SE
  • Roma Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 145° SE
  • Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 123° SE
  • Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 9.2 mi, 071° E
  • Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 013° N
  • Falcon State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 328° NW
  • Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 32.7 mi, 335° NW
  • Javelina Ranch (Park) — 36.7 mi, 099° E
  • Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 42.6 mi, 113° SE
  • Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 43.8 mi, 114° SE
  • Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 45.8 mi, 107° E
  • Border Theater (Theatre) — 45.8 mi, 109° E
  • Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 48.5 mi, 108° E
  • R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 50.5 mi, 107° E
  • Topgolf (Attraction) — 53.6 mi, 107° E
  • Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 54.2 mi, 099° E
  • La Paz Museum (Museum) — 54.6 mi, 340° N
  • Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 55.0 mi, 104° E
  • Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.7 mi, 114° SE · 4,218 acres
  • Palomino(Laredo College Mascot[horse]) (Public Artwork) — 75.0 mi, 338° N
  • Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum (Museum) — 79.8 mi, 338° N
  • Los Olvidados Art Gallery (Gallery) — 79.9 mi, 338° N

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About This Ramos Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ramos, Texas. Coordinates: 26.428, -99.027. 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 Ramos 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.