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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 Coy City (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 Coy City. 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 and hospitals 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.

Coy City is located in Karnes 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 Karnes County: Atascosa, Bee, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales & Wilson.

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

  • Karnes County     (The home county of Coy City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coy City, with the one closest to Coy City listed first.
    • Hobson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Karnes City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Falls City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kenedy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Panna Maria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
    • Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Pawelekville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
    • Runge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ecleto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Gillett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coy City, with the one closest to Coy City listed first.
    • Fashing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
    • Peggy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbellton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • McCoy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • Black Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
    • Coughran
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
    • Verdi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Christine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pleasanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coy City, with the one closest to Coy City listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tulsita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
    • Mineral
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pettus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuleta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Normanna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • DeWitt County
    • Nordheim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coy City, with the one closest to Coy City listed first.
    • Whitsett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ray Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
    • Oakville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Three Rivers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • McMullen County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coy City, with the one closest to Coy City listed first.
    • Three Oaks ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Dewees
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewees is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
    • Poth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Poth is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <1>
    • Ridout ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ridout is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
    • Darilek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
    • Kosciusko
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
    • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
    • Sunnyside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Floresville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Denhawken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Denhawken is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
    • Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Stockdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Coy City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coy City.

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 Coy City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Bremen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fashing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mueller Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brister Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kenedy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Wernli Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Escondido Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 Coy City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coy City.

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

  • Karnes City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Panna Maria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Cestohowa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
  • Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Mineral
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pettus
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Runge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Floresville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Oakville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Charco
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Charco is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
  • Fairview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Verdi
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
  • Stockdale
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Pleasanton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Coy City ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coy City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coy City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coy City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Coy City:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coy City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Coy City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.