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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 Charco (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 Charco. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Charco is located in Goliad 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 Goliad County: Bee, DeWitt, Karnes, Refugio & Victoria.

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

  • Goliad County     (The home county of Charco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charco, with the one closest to Charco listed first.
    • Angel City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Weesatche
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Goliad
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Berclair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Weser
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Weser is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
    • Ander
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ander is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
    • Kilgore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Fannin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cologne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cologne is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Former names for Cologne:
      • Centerville
      • Ira Station
      • Perdido
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charco, with the one closest to Charco listed first.
    • Tulsita
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
    • Pettus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuleta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Normanna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pawnee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Blue Berry Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
    • Blanconia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blanconia is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
      • Former names for Blanconia:
      • Dark Corners
      • Pull Tight
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charco, with the one closest to Charco listed first.
    • Nordheim
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Yorktown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Meyersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charco, with the one closest to Charco listed first.
    • Runge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenedy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
    • Helena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Karnes City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ecleto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Panna Maria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
    • Hobson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coy City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Coy City is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
    • Gillett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pawelekville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
    • Falls City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Victoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charco, with the one closest to Charco listed first.
    • Coletoville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
    • Oak Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Oak Village is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village

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

Cemeteries Near Charco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charco.

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 Charco - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Charco Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • John Pettus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lott Pettus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • San Jasinto Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Choate Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Runge Latin American Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Weesatche Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weesatche Cemetery
    • The Weesatche Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Friedheim Cemetery
    • Gottschalt Cemetery
    • Weesatche Friedheim Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461484 <2>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wisbey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nordheim Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Kenedy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenedy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kenedy.
      • The Kenedy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kenedy City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4608 <2>
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Escondido Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Charco had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Runge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Weesatche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berclair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Weser
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Yorktown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Helena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Karnes City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meyersville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Panna Maria
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Fannin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Beeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cestohowa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
    • Blanconia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blanconia is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
      • Former names for Blanconia:
      • Dark Corners
      • Pull Tight

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

Newspapers Published in Charco ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charco.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Charco:

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>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 Charco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.