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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 Alamo Village (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 Alamo Village. 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 Alamo Village ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Alamo Village: Alamo Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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.

Alamo Village is located in Kinney 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 Kinney County: Edwards, Maverick, Uvalde & Val Verde.

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

  • Kinney County     (The home county of Alamo Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Village, with the one closest to Alamo Village listed first.
    • Brackettville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Standart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standart
      • Standart is located in Kinney County
    • Spofford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
      • Spofford is located in Kinney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Village, with the one closest to Alamo Village listed first.
    • Barksdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carta Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carta Valley
      • Carta Valley is located in Edwards County
  • Real County
    • Camp Wood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Wood
      • Camp Wood is located in Real County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Wood <1>
  • Val Verde County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alamo Village, with the one closest to Alamo Village listed first.
    • Johnstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstone
      • Johnstone is located in Val Verde County
    • Val Verde Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Val Verde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde Park
      • Val Verde Park is located in Val Verde County
      • Val Verde Park has also been known as:
      • Val Verde Park Colonia
    • Del Rio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Alamo Village ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alamo Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alamo Village, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alamo Village.

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 helpful 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 Alamo Village:

Cemeteries Near Alamo Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alamo Village.

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 Alamo Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ballantyne Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballantyne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballantyne Cemetery
  • Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery
  • Yancy Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yancy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yancy Cemetery
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Memorial Park
  • Coalson Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coalson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coalson Cemetery
  • Old San Felipe Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old San Felipe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old San Felipe Cemetery
  • San Felipe Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Felipe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Felipe Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories

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.<4>

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

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

  • Brackettville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Standart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standart
    • Standart is located in Kinney County
  • Amanda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
    • Amanda is located in Kinney County
  • Spofford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
    • Spofford is located in Kinney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Anacacho
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anacacho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacacho
    • Anacacho is located in Kinney County
  • Cline
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline
    • Cline is located in Uvalde County
  • Johnstone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstone
    • Johnstone is located in Val Verde County
  • Laguna
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
    • Laguna is located in Uvalde County
  • Montell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montell
    • Montell is located in Uvalde County
  • Barksdale
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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- Alamo Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alamo Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4281, Longitude: -100.3956    
<4>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 Alamo Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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