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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 Bigfoot (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 Bigfoot. 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 Bigfoot ...

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.

Bigfoot has also been known as: Big Foot Colonia.

Another variation: Big Foot Colonia.

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 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.

Bigfoot is located in Frio 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 Frio County: Atascosa, Dimmit, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde & Zavala.

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

  • Frio County     (The home county of Bigfoot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bigfoot, with the one closest to Bigfoot listed first.
    • Moore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Pearsall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pearsall
      • North Pearsall is located in Frio County
    • Pearsall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall
      • Pearsall is located in Frio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearsall <1>
    • West Pearsall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pearsall
      • West Pearsall is located in Frio County
    • Derby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Frio Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frio Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
      • Frio Town is located in Frio County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Frio Town
      • From Bigfoot to Frio Town
    • Divot ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilltop
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Frio County
      • Hilltop has also been known as:
      • Hilltop Colonia
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bigfoot, with the one closest to Bigfoot listed first.
    • Kyote
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Iuka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iuka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Iuka
      • From Bigfoot to Iuka
    • Anchorage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchorage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anchorage
      • From Bigfoot to Anchorage
    • Crown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crown
      • From Bigfoot to Crown
    • Rossville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rossville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rossville
      • From Bigfoot to Rossville
    • Lytle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <1>
    • Amphion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amphion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amphion
      • From Bigfoot to Amphion
    • Charlotte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Poteet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dobrowolski
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dobrowolski. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
      • Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dobrowolski
      • From Bigfoot to Dobrowolski
    • Davis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Davis
      • From Bigfoot to Davis
    • Jourdanton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bigfoot, with the one closest to Bigfoot listed first.
    • Bexar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Atascosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Von Ormy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Von Ormy
      • Von Ormy is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Von Ormy <1>
    • Macdona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macdona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macdona
      • Macdona is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macdona <1>
    • Lackland City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
    • Lackland Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
    • Sandy Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bigfoot, with the one closest to Bigfoot listed first.
    • Devine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
      • Devine is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <1>
    • Natalia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
      • Natalia is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <1>
    • Pearson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Yancey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
      • Yancey is located in Medina County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yancey <1>
    • LaCoste
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
      • LaCoste is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • LaCoste has also been known as:
      • La Coste
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <1>
    • Castroville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castroville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
      • Castroville is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <1>
    • Quihi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hondo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Medina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Wilson County

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

Cemeteries Near Bigfoot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bigfoot.

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

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

  • Longview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brummett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miguel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miguel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miguel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anchorage Methodist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tomerlin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Flores Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flores Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Vanness Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanness Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grosco Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grosco Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grosco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Bigfoot had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Devine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
    • Devine is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <1>
  • Moore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Anchorage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchorage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Anchorage
    • From Bigfoot to Anchorage
  • Rossville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rossville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rossville
    • From Bigfoot to Rossville
  • Lytle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <1>
  • Amphion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amphion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
    • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Amphion
    • From Bigfoot to Amphion
  • Noonan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noonan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
    • Noonan is located in Medina County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Noonan
    • From Bigfoot to Noonan
  • Bexar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearsall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall
    • Pearsall is located in Frio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearsall <1>
  • Poteet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Atascosa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Von Ormy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Von Ormy
    • Von Ormy is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Von Ormy <1>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Castroville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castroville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
      • Castroville is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <1>
    • Macdona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macdona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macdona
      • Macdona is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macdona <1>
    • Pleasanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Bigfoot ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bigfoot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bigfoot, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bigfoot.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bigfoot:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bigfoot. 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>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.
<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 Bigfoot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bigfoot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bigfoot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0470, Longitude: -98.8666    









 

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