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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Aguilares Acres (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Aguilares Acres. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Aguilares Acres ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Aguilares Acres has also been known as: Aguilares Acres Colonia.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Aguilares Acres is located in Webb County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Webb County: Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Maverick & Zapata.

Below are the counties that are near Aguilares Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aguilares Acres:

  • Webb County     (The home county of Aguilares Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aguilares Acres, with the one closest to Aguilares Acres listed first.
    • Mirando City Addition
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirando City Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirando City Addition
      • Mirando City Addition is located in Webb County
      • Mirando City Addition has also been known as:
      • Mirando City Addition Colonia
    • Mirando City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirando City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirando City
      • Mirando City is located in Webb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mirando City <2>
    • Los Ojuelos ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ojuelos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojuelos
      • Los Ojuelos is located in Webb County
    • Oilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilton
      • Oilton is located in Webb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilton <2>
    • Pescadito ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pescadito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pescadito
      • Pescadito is located in Webb County
    • Regency Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Village
      • Regency Village is located in Webb County
      • Regency Village has also been known as:
      • Regency Village Colonia
    • Bruni
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruni
      • Bruni is located in Webb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruni <2>
    • Ranchitos Las Lomas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchitos Las Lomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchitos Las Lomas
      • Ranchitos Las Lomas is located in Webb County
    • Laredo Ranchettes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laredo Ranchettes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo Ranchettes
      • Laredo Ranchettes is located in Webb County
    • Larga Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larga Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larga Vista
      • Larga Vista is located in Webb County
      • Larga Vista has also been known as:
      • Larga Vista Colonia
    • La Presa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Presa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
      • La Presa is located in Webb County
      • La Presa has also been known as:
      • La Presa Colonia
    • Rio Bravo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Bravo
      • Rio Bravo is located in Webb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,608 people
      • Rio Bravo has also been known as:
      • Rio Bravo Colonia
    • Laredo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jim Hogg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aguilares Acres, with the one closest to Aguilares Acres listed first.
    • South Fork Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Estates
      • South Fork Estates is located in Jim Hogg County
    • Hebbronville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Las Lomitas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Lomitas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
      • Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aguilares Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Aguilares Acres.

Newspapers Published in Aguilares Acres ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aguilares Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aguilares Acres, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aguilares Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Aguilares Acres:

Cemeteries Near Aguilares Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aguilares Acres.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aguilares Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aguilares Acres, with the one closest to Aguilares Acres listed first.

  • Loma Blanca Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loma Blanca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loma Blanca Cemetery
  • Billings Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Cemetery
  • Greenhill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhill Cemetery
  • Dolores Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dolores Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dolores Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518185 <5>
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laredo.
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966533 <5>
  • City Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laredo.
    • The City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laredo City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1186555 <5>
  • Old Hebbronville Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hebbronville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hebbronville Cemetery
  • Gracia Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • New Hebbronville Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hebbronville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hebbronville Cemetery
  • Becerra Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becerra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becerra Cemetery
  • Camaron Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camaron Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Zapata.
    • The Camaron Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cameron Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camaron Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2717 <5>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Aguilares Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aguilares Acres.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Aguilares Acres, with the one closest to Aguilares Acres listed first.

  • Aguilares
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aguilares have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilares
    • Aguilares is located in Webb County
  • Pescadito ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pescadito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pescadito
    • Pescadito is located in Webb County
  • Laredo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aguilares Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aguilares Acres.

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

The official website for Webb County: www.webbcounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aguilares Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aguilares Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.4522, Longitude: -99.0923       In this case, the coordinates for Aguilares Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aguilares Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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