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 Fred Adams Colonia (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 Fred Adams Colonia. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Fred Adams Colonia is located in Cameron 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 Cameron County: Hidalgo & Willacy.
Below are the counties that are near Fred Adams Colonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fred Adams Colonia:
- Cameron County (The home county of Fred Adams Colonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fred Adams Colonia, with the one closest to Fred Adams Colonia listed first.
- Las Palmas - Juarez
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Las Palmas - Juarez is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palmas - Juarez
- Palm Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Combes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Combes is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
- Combes has also been known as:
- Combes Colonia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <1>
- Primera
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Primera is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Harlingen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lasana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lasana is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasana
- Lasana has also been known as:
- Lasana Colonia
- Windsong Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windsong Village is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Village
- Windsong Village has also been known as:
- Windsong Village Colonia
- Grand Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
- Rangerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rangerville is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangerville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 289 people
- Rangerville has also been known as:
- Rangerville Colonia
- La Feria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Feria North
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Feria North is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria North
- Arroyo Alto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arroyo Alto is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Alto
- Hidalgo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fred Adams Colonia, with the one closest to Fred Adams Colonia listed first.
- Heidelberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Indian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Mercedes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- La Villa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Villa is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
- Relampago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Relampago is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relampago
- Rio Rico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rio Rico is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico
- Mila Doce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mila Doce is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mila Doce
- Edcouch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Progreso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Llano Grande
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Llano Grande is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano Grande
- Progreso Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Progreso Lakes is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progreso Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Olivarez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Olivarez is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivarez
- Willacy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fred Adams Colonia, with the one closest to Fred Adams Colonia listed first.
- Sebastian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zapata Ranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zapata Ranch is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata Ranch
- Zapata Ranch has also been known as:
- Zapata Ranch Colonia
- Santa Monica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Monica is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
- Lyford South
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lyford South is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford South
- Lyford South has also been known as:
- Lyford South Colonia
- Lyford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willamar
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Willamar is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamar
- Raymondville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Los Angeles Subdivision
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ranchette Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ranchette Estates is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchette Estates
- Ranchette Estates has also been known as:
- Ranchette Estates Colonia
- San Perlita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lasara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fred Adams Colonia, see our County-by-County Page for Fred Adams Colonia.
Cemeteries Near Fred Adams Colonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fred Adams Colonia.
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 Fred Adams Colonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fred Adams Colonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fred Adams Colonia, with the one closest to Fred Adams Colonia listed first.
- Harlingan City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Memorial Park
- The Ashland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Loma Linda Cemetery
- Los Omales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- San Rafael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinojosa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- La Capilla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Feria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Benito City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Benito Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Meta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (65 more) ...
- Rio Hondo City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longoria Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rio Hondo Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Hondo Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rio Hondo Community Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rio Hondo.
- The Rio Hondo Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jack Carpenter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188890 <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 Fred Adams Colonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fred Adams Colonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fred Adams Colonia, with the one closest to Fred Adams Colonia listed first.
- Santa Maria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fred Adams Colonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fred Adams Colonia.
Newspapers Published in Fred Adams Colonia ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fred Adams Colonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fred Adams Colonia, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fred Adams Colonia.
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 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 Fred Adams Colonia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cameron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hidalgo County
- Willacy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fred Adams Colonia) 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 Fred Adams Colonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |