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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 Benavides (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 Benavides. 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 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.

Benavides is located in Duval 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 Duval County: Brooks, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen & Webb.

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

  • Duval County     (The home county of Benavides)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benavides, with the one closest to Benavides listed first.
    • Realitos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Rios
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
      • Rios is located in Duval County
    • Concepcion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • San Diego
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
      • San Diego is located in Duval County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <2>
    • Santa Cruz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
      • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
    • Freer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks County
    • Falfurrias
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Jim Hogg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benavides, with the one closest to Benavides listed first.
    • Las Lomitas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Hebbronville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Fork Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Jim Wells County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benavides, with the one closest to Benavides listed first.
    • Loma Linda East
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Linda East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
      • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
      • Loma Linda East has also been known as:
      • Loma Linda East Colonia
    • Coyote Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
      • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
      • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
      • Coyote Acres Colonia
    • Ben Bolt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Alice Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
      • Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
      • Alice Acres has also been known as:
      • Alice Acres Colonia
    • Rancho Alegre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Alegre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
      • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
    • Alice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <2>
    • Premont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Owl Ranch - Amargosa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
      • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
    • Water City Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
      • Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
      • Water City Estates has also been known as:
      • Water City Estates Colonia
  • Webb County
    • Bruni
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Benavides ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benavides.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Benavides. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Benavides and those printed in the larger area surrounding Benavides.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Benavides.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Benavides:

Cemeteries Near Benavides ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benavides.

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

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

  • Benavides Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bazan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bazan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bazan Cemetery
  • La Moda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Moda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Moda Cemetery
  • Tinney Piedras Pintas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinney Piedras Pintas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinney Piedras Pintas Cemetery
  • Casas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casas Cemetery
  • Guerra Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guerra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guerra Cemetery
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
  • Segura - Saenz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Segura - Saenz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Segura - Saenz Cemetery
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Isidro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Isidro Cemetery
  • Hinojosa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinojosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinojosa Cemetery
  • Longoria Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longoria Cemetery
  • Ramirez Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramirez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramirez Cemetery
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Garcia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garcia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garcia Cemetery
    • Santo Nino Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santo Nino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santo Nino Cemetery
    • Valadez Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valadez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valadez Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Benavides had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Benavides had a population of 1,391 people.

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

  • Realitos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Conception
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • San Diego
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
    • San Diego is located in Duval County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benavides. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benavides) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benavides. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5981, Longitude: -98.4095       In this case, the coordinates for Benavides have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Benavides, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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