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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 Airport Road Addition (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 Airport Road Addition. 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.

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 and hospitals 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.

Airport Road Addition is located in Brooks 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 Brooks County: Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg & Starr.

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

  • Brooks County     (The home county of Airport Road Addition)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airport Road Addition, with the one closest to Airport Road Addition listed first.
    • Flowella
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowella
      • Flowella is located in Brooks County
    • Falfurrias
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falfurrias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falfurrias
      • Falfurrias is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,717 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falfurrias <2>
    • Cantu Addition
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantu Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
      • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County
    • Encino
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airport Road Addition, with the one closest to Airport Road Addition listed first.
    • Santa Cruz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
      • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
    • Concepcion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concepcion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concepcion
      • Concepcion is located in Duval County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concepcion <2>
    • Rios
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
      • Rios is located in Duval County
    • Realitos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Realitos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Realitos
      • Realitos is located in Duval County
      • Realitos has also been known as:
      • Realitos Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Realitos <2>
  • Jim Wells County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airport Road Addition, with the one closest to Airport Road Addition listed first.
    • Premont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ben Bolt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Bolt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bolt
      • Ben Bolt is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Bolt <2>
  • Kenedy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airport Road Addition, with the one closest to Airport Road Addition listed first.
    • Sarita
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarita
      • Sarita is located in Kenedy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarita <2>
    • Armstrong
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Kenedy County
  • Kleberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airport Road Addition, with the one closest to Airport Road Addition listed first.
    • Riviera
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Vattmannville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vattmannville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vattmannville
      • Vattmannville is located in Kleberg County
    • Kingsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Airport Road Addition ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Airport Road Addition.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Airport Road Addition, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Airport Road Addition.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Airport Road Addition:

Cemeteries Near Airport Road Addition ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Airport Road Addition.

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 Airport Road Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Airport Road Addition, with the one closest to Airport Road Addition listed first.

  • Pedro Garza Zamora Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedro Garza Zamora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedro Garza Zamora Cemetery
  • Pedro Jaramillo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedro Jaramillo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedro Jaramillo Cemetery
  • Perez Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perez Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
  • Canales Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canales Cemetery
  • Copita Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Copita Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copita Cemetery
  • Perez Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perez Cemetery
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonzales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonzales Cemetery
  • Las Piedritas Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Las Piedritas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Piedritas Cemetery
  • Riviera Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riviera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riviera Cemetery
  • Vera Cruz Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vera Cruz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vera Cruz Cemetery
  • Garcia Family Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • El Lucero Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Lucero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Lucero Cemetery
    • Velas Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Velas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Velas Cemetery
    • Conception Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Airport Road Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Airport Road Addition.

  • Conception
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conception have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception
    • Conception is located in Duval County

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

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Airport Road Addition) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Airport Road Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.2200, Longitude: -98.0994       In this case, the coordinates for Airport Road Addition 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 Airport Road Addition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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