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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 La Grulla (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 La Grulla. 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 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 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.

La Grulla is located in Starr 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 Starr County: Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg & Zapata.

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

  • Starr County     (The home county of La Grulla)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Grulla, with the one closest to La Grulla listed first.
    • Alto Bonito
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • West Alto Bonito
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • La Victoria
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garciasville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • La Puerta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • El Refugio
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Refugio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
      • El Refugio is located in Starr County
      • El Refugio has also been known as:
      • El Refugio Colonia
    • Las Lomas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • La Carla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rio Grande City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Villareales
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Villareales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
      • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
    • Los Alvarez
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alvarez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
      • Los Alvarez is located in Starr County
    • La Rosita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rosita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosita
      • La Rosita is located in Starr County
    • Miguel Barrera
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidalgo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Grulla, with the one closest to La Grulla listed first.
    • Cuevitas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuevitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuevitas
      • Cuevitas is located in Hidalgo County
    • Los Ebanos
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ebanos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ebanos
      • Los Ebanos is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Ebanos <1>
    • Sullivan City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sam Fordyce ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sam Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Fordyce
      • Sam Fordyce is located in Hidalgo County
    • Havana
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • La Joya
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Penitas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Abram
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chihuahua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Citrus City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus City
      • Citrus City is located in Hidalgo County
    • Doffing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doffing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doffing
      • Doffing is located in Hidalgo County
    • La Homa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Homa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Homa
      • La Homa is located in Hidalgo County
    • Palmview South
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near La Grulla ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Grulla.

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 La Grulla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • San Vicente Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Solizes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solizes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solizes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Longoria Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longoria Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cuevitas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Garciasville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Olmos Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olmos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olmos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Antonio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Antonio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Los Garzas Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Garzas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Los Garzas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cementerio San Antonio de Escobares Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio San Antonio de Escobares Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio San Antonio de Escobares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Granjeno Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Valley Memorial Gardens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in La Grulla ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Grulla.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Grulla, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Grulla.

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 La Grulla:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Grulla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- La Grulla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Grulla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2692, Longitude: -98.6523    
<4>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.
<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 La Grulla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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