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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 Bishop (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 Bishop. 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 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 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.

Bishop is located in Nueces 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 Nueces County: Aransas, Jim Wells, Kleberg & San Patricio.

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

  • Nueces County     (The home county of Bishop)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
    • Driscoll
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driscoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll
      • Driscoll is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driscoll <2>
    • La Paloma - Lost Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Petronila
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petronila have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronila
      • Petronila is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Spring Garden - Terra Verde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Banquete
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquete
      • Banquete is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banquete <2>
    • Rancho Banquete
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
      • Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Tierra Grande
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Grande
      • Tierra Grande is located in Nueces County
    • Agua Dulce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Dulce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
      • Agua Dulce is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Dulce <2>
    • North San Pedro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
      • North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
    • Robstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
      • Robstown is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <2>
    • Chapman Ranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Ranch
      • Chapman Ranch is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman Ranch <2>
    • Bluntzer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
      • Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
    • Calallen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooks County
    • Flowella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowella
      • Flowella is located in Brooks County
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
    • San Diego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Rios
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
      • Rios is located in Duval County
  • Jim Wells County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
    • Water City Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Ben Bolt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Alice Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 northwest)
      • 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
    • Coyote Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Alfred - South La Paloma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Premont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
      • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <2>
    • Loma Linda East
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Owl Ranch - Amargosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
      • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
    • Westdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
    • Casa Blanca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
  • Kenedy County
    • Sarita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarita
      • Sarita is located in Kenedy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarita <2>
  • Kleberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
    • Kingsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vattmannville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vattmannville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vattmannville
      • Vattmannville is located in Kleberg County
    • Riviera
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • San Patricio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishop, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
    • Edroy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edroy
      • Edroy is located in San Patricio County
      • Edroy has also been known as:
      • Edroy Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edroy <2>
    • San Patricio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
      • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Odem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
      • Odem is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Bishop ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bishop.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bishop, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bishop.

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 websites either 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 Bishop:

Cemeteries Near Bishop ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bishop.

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

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

  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • St. Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Santo Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Gertrudis Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
  • Rest Haven Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Park
  • Calaveras Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calaveras Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calaveras Cemetery
  • Banquete Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Vattman Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vattman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vattman Cemetery
  • Robstown Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Lattas Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lattas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lattas Cemetery
    • Canales Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canales Cemetery
    • Chapman Ranch Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Ranch 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>

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

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

  • Driscoll
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driscoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll
    • Driscoll is located in Nueces County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driscoll <2>
  • Agua Dulce
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Dulce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
    • Agua Dulce is located in Nueces County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Dulce <2>
  • Banquete
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquete
    • Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banquete <2>
  • Viola
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Nueces County
  • Nueces
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nueces have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nueces
    • Nueces is located in Nueces County
  • Corpus Christi
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • San Patricio
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
    • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • San Diego
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Bishop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bishop.

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

The official website for Nueces County: www.co.nueces.tx.us/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bishop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bishop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5839, Longitude: -97.7962    
<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 Bishop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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