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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 Devine (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 Devine. 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.

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

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

  • Medina County     (The home county of Devine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devine, with the one closest to Devine listed first.
    • Natalia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • LaCoste
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • LaCoste is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • LaCoste has also been known as:
      • La Coste
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <1>
    • Castroville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Yancey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Quihi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Quihi is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
    • Hondo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
    • Rio Medina
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • D'Hanis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devine, with the one closest to Devine listed first.
    • Lytle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <1>
    • Kyote
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
    • Iuka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Anchorage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Rossville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Crown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Amphion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
    • Poteet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dobrowolski
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
    • Espey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
    • Leming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Davis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Davis is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devine, with the one closest to Devine listed first.
    • Atascosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bexar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
    • Somerset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Macdona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Von Ormy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lackland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
    • Lackland Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Westwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Leon Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Frio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devine, with the one closest to Devine listed first.
    • Bigfoot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Pearsall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • North Pearsall is located in Frio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pearsall
    • Pearsall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Pearsall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Pearsall is located in Frio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pearsall
    • Frio Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Frio Town is located in Frio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
    • Derby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Derby is located in Frio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby has also been known as:
      • Derby Colonia
  • Wilson County
    • Loire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Loire is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire

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

Cemeteries Near Devine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Devine.

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

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Longview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Roberson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tomerlin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brummett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lytle Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Devine had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Devine had a population of 4,938 people.

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

  • Bigfoot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Noonan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Noonan is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
  • Lytle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <1>
  • Anchorage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Atascosa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Bexar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
  • Castroville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Von Ormy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Macdona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Amphion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • New Fountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
    • Hondo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearsall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Devine ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Devine.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Devine. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Devine and those printed in the larger area surrounding Devine.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of Devine.

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 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 Devine:

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>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- Devine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Devine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.