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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 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Chapman Ranch 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 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)
      • 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
    • Corpus Christi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Petronila
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Viola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Nueces County
    • La Paloma - Lost Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Robstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Driscoll
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North San Pedro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • 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)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Aransas County
    • Aransas Pass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aransas Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
      • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vattmannville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vattmannville
      • Vattmannville is located in Kleberg County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in San Patricio County
    • Portland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
    • Harbor City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
      • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
    • Ingleside-On-the-Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside-On-the-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
      • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Ingleside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
      • Ingleside is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,043 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingleside <2>
    • Gregory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <2>
    • Odem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Taft Southwest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Southwest
      • Taft Southwest is located in San Patricio County
    • Taft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Taft is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <2>
    • Del Sol - Loma Linda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sol - Loma Linda
      • Del Sol - Loma Linda is located in San Patricio County
    • Morgan Farm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Farm
      • Morgan Farm is located in San Patricio County
      • Morgan Farm has also been known as:
      • Morgan Farm Colonia
    • Rancho Chico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Chico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Chico
      • Rancho Chico is located in San Patricio County
    • Edroy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>

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.

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 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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]<4> to the northeast 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 <5>
  • Seaside Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaside Memorial Park
    • The Seaside Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Aberdeen Cemetery
    • Seaside Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6828 <5>
  • Holly Cross Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Rosita Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosita Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Robstown Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • 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.
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Robstown.
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Robstown Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6410 <5>

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>

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)
    • 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
  • Viola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Nueces County
  • Driscoll
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Portland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
  • Gregory
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <2>
  • Banquete
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Aransas Pass
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aransas Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
    • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <2>

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]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chapman Ranch. 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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chapman Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5864, Longitude: -97.4533       In this case, the coordinates for Chapman Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Chapman Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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