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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 Castroville (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 Castroville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Castroville is located in Medina 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 Medina County: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Frio, Uvalde & Zavala.

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

  • Medina County     (The home county of Castroville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castroville, with the one closest to Castroville listed first.
    • LaCoste
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Pearson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
    • Rio Medina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Quihi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
      • Quihi is located in Medina County
    • Natalia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • New Fountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
    • Mico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mico
      • Mico is located in Medina County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mico <2>
    • Devine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hondo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Yancey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • D'Hanis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castroville, with the one closest to Castroville listed first.
    • Lytle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Anchorage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
    • Rossville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Iuka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
    • Kyote
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
      • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
    • Poteet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amphion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amphion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
    • Crown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
    • Leming
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leming
      • Leming is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leming <2>
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castroville, with the one closest to Castroville listed first.
    • Bandera Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
      • Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
    • Lakehills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakehills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehills
      • Lakehills is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakehills <2>
    • Pipe Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bandera
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castroville, with the one closest to Castroville listed first.
    • Macdona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macdona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Atascosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascosa
      • Atascosa is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atascosa <2>
    • Lackland City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
    • Lackland Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Von Ormy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Westwood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
    • Bexar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Somerset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Helotes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helotes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helotes
      • Helotes is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helotes <2>
    • Leon Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
      • Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <2>
    • Balcones Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grey Forest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
      • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Frio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castroville, with the one closest to Castroville listed first.
    • Bigfoot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Moore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Castroville ...

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 219 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castroville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Castroville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Castroville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Castroville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Castroville.

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 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 Castroville:

Cemeteries Near Castroville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castroville.

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

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

  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Lytle Masonic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • San Isidro Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Lessing Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lessing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lessing Cemetery
  • Tripp Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tripp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tripp Cemetery
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
  • Schweers Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Quihi Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quihi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quihi Cemetery
  • Black Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Hill Cemetery
  • Becker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becker Cemetery
  • Sociedad Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sociedad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sociedad Cemetery
  • Continue List   (113 more) ...
    • Benton City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Benton City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175376 <4>
    • Panteon San Lorenzo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermann Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermann 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Castroville had a population of 679 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Castroville had a population of 3,199 people.

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

  • Noonan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
    • Noonan is located in Medina County
  • Lytle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Atascosa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascosa
    • Atascosa is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atascosa <2>
  • Macdona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macdona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • New Fountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
    • New Fountain is located in Medina County
  • Von Ormy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Devine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Bexar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
  • Hondo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Withers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Withers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
    • Withers is located in Bexar County
  • Moore
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Bigfoot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Anchorage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
    • Rossville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • San Antonio
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Castroville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castroville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castroville. 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 '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- Castroville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castroville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3520, Longitude: -98.8701       In this case, the coordinates for Castroville 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>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.
<6>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 Castroville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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