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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Chapman Ranch (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 Chapman Ranch. 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 Chapman Ranch ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Chapman Ranch: Chapman Rnch.

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.

Chapman Ranch is located in Nueces County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may 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 Chapman Ranch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chapman Ranch:

  • Nueces County     (The home county of Chapman Ranch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman Ranch, with the one closest to Chapman Ranch listed first.
    • Tierra Grande
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tierra Grande is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Grande
    • Corpus Christi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Petronila
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Petronila is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronila
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Viola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Viola is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • La Paloma - Lost Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Robstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Driscoll
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North San Pedro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
    • Spring Garden - Terra Verde
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Calallen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Banquete
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Aransas County
    • Aransas Pass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kleberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman Ranch, with the one closest to Chapman Ranch listed first.
    • Vattmannville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Vattmannville is located in Kleberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vattmannville
    • Kingsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Riviera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Patricio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman Ranch, with the one closest to Chapman Ranch listed first.
    • Doyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Doyle is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Portland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Portland is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <1>
    • Harbor City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
    • Ingleside-On-the-Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Ingleside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <1>
    • Odem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Odem is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <1>
    • Taft Southwest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Taft Southwest is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Southwest
    • Taft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Taft is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <1>
    • Del Sol - Loma Linda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Del Sol - Loma Linda is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sol - Loma Linda
    • Morgan Farm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Morgan Farm is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Farm
      • Morgan Farm has also been known as:
      • Morgan Farm Colonia
    • Edroy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Edroy is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edroy
      • Edroy has also been known as:
      • Edroy Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edroy <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Chapman Ranch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapman Ranch.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Chapman Ranch - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chapman Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Chapman Ranch Cemetery
    • The Chapman Ranch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Ranch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2878 <2>
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Corpus Christi.
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Emory Gardens of Corpus Christi
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5199 <2>
  • Seaside Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seaside Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Corpus Christi.
    • The Seaside Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Aberdeen Cemetery
    • Seaside Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6828 <2>
  • Holly Cross Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Old Bayview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Rosita Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Robstown Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Restland Memory Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Memory Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Memory Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Bishop.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969801 <2>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Corpus Christi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Nueces
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Nueces is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nueces
  • Viola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Viola is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Driscoll
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Portland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Portland is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <1>
  • Gregory
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <1>
  • Banquete
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Aransas Pass
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Chapman Ranch ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapman Ranch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chapman Ranch, 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 Chapman Ranch.

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 Chapman Ranch:

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 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.
<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- Chapman Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Chapman Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.