Our Genealogy Helper

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 Agua Nueva (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 Agua Nueva. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Agua Nueva is located in Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg County: Brooks, Duval, Starr, Webb & Zapata.

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

• Jim Hogg County     (The home county of Agua Nueva)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Agua Nueva, with the one closest to Agua Nueva listed first.
  • Guerra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerra
    • Guerra is located in Jim Hogg County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guerra <1>
  • South Fork Estates
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbronville
    • Hebbronville is located in Jim Hogg County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebbronville <1>
  • Las Lomitas
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Lomitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
    • Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County
• Brooks County
  • Encino
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encino
    • Encino is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encino <1>
• Starr County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Agua Nueva, with the one closest to Agua Nueva listed first.
  • Santa Elena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Elena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Elena
    • Santa Elena is located in Starr County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Elena <1>
  • San Isidro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Isidro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Isidro
    • San Isidro is located in Starr County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Isidro <1>
  • Arkansas City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
    • Arkansas City is located in Starr County
  • Delmita
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmita
    • Delmita is located in Starr County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmita <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Agua Nueva ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Agua Nueva.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Agua Nueva, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Agua Nueva.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Agua Nueva:

• Websites specific to Texas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

• Pages specific to Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Brooks County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Starr County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Jim Hogg County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Texas

Cemeteries Near Agua Nueva ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Agua Nueva.

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 Agua Nueva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Ramirez Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramirez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramirez Cemetery
• Tangue Allegre Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tangue Allegre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tangue Allegre Cemetery
• Santa Elena Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Elena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Elena Cemetery
• Montalvo Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montalvo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montalvo Cemetery
• Rancho Viejo Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rancho Viejo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rancho Viejo Cemetery
• San Jose Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
• Naranja Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naranja Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naranja Cemetery
• La Paz Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Paz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Paz Cemetery
• Olivares Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivares Cemetery
• Santa Cruz Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Cruz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Cruz Cemetery
• Rancho Nuevo Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rancho Nuevo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rancho Nuevo Cemetery
• Santa Maria Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Maria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Maria Cemetery
• Continue List   (27 more) ...
  • Juarez Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Juarez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juarez Cemetery
  • Rojas Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rojas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rojas Cemetery
  • Soledad Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soledad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soledad Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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