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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 Berclair (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 Berclair. 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.

Berclair is located in Goliad 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 Goliad County: Bee, DeWitt, Karnes, Refugio & Victoria.

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

  • Goliad County     (The home county of Berclair)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berclair, with the one closest to Berclair listed first.
    • Angel City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
    • Goliad
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goliad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goliad
      • Goliad is located in Goliad County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goliad <2>
    • Weesatche
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Fannin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kilgore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
    • Weser
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
      • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Ander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
      • Ander is located in Goliad County
    • Cologne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Cologne is located in Goliad County
      • Former names for Cologne:
      • Centerville
      • Ira Station
      • Perdido
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berclair, with the one closest to Berclair listed first.
    • Normanna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanna
      • Normanna is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normanna <2>
    • Tuleta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Beeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pettus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
      • Pettus is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettus <2>
    • Blanconia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
      • Blanconia is located in Bee County
      • Former names for Blanconia:
      • Dark Corners
      • Pull Tight
    • Tulsita
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
    • Blue Berry Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
      • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
    • Skidmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
      • Skidmore is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidmore <2>
    • Mineral
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <2>
    • Clareville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clareville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
      • Clareville is located in Bee County
    • Tynan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pawnee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • DeWitt County
    • Nordheim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim
      • Nordheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordheim <2>
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berclair, with the one closest to Berclair listed first.
    • Runge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
      • Runge is located in Karnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runge <2>
    • Kenedy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Karnes City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnes City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes City
      • Karnes City is located in Karnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnes City <2>
  • Live Oak County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berclair, with the one closest to Berclair listed first.
    • Dinero
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinero
      • Dinero is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinero <2>
    • Ray Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
      • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
  • Refugio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berclair, with the one closest to Berclair listed first.
    • Refugio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsboro
      • Woodsboro is located in Refugio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsboro <2>
  • San Patricio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berclair, with the one closest to Berclair listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
    • Vahlsing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vahlsing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing
      • Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
  • Victoria County
    • Oak Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
      • Oak Village is located in Victoria County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Berclair ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berclair.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Berclair:

Cemeteries Near Berclair ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berclair.

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

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

  • Myers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
  • Mucorrera Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mucorrera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mucorrera Cemetery
  • Colony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lott Pettus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Pettus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Pettus Cemetery
  • San Jasinto Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jasinto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jasinto Cemetery
  • Beeville Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Our Lady of Victory #2 Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sarco Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarco Cemetery
  • Del Bosque Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gleenwood Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
    • St. Rose Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640359 <4>
  • Cementerio Evangelico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • Our Lady of Victory Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wisbey Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisbey Cemetery
    • John Pettus Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Pettus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Pettus 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, Berclair had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Beeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Blanconia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
    • Blanconia is located in Bee County
    • Former names for Blanconia:
    • Dark Corners
    • Pull Tight
  • Charco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
    • Charco is located in Goliad County
  • Pettus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
    • Pettus is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettus <2>
  • Skidmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
    • Skidmore is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidmore <2>
  • Mineral
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <2>
  • Weesatche
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • La Para
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Para have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
    • La Para is located in Live Oak County
  • Papalote
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papalote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
    • Papalote is located in Bee County
  • Refugio
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fannin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Runge
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
    • Runge is located in Karnes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runge <2>
  • Weser
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
    • Weser is located in Goliad County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berclair. 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 from Point A (ie- Berclair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berclair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5308, Longitude: -97.5911       In this case, the coordinates for Berclair 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 Berclair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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