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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 Parita (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 Parita. 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 Parita is located in Atascosa 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 Atascosa County: Bexar, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Medina & Wilson.

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

  • Atascosa County     (The home county of La Parita)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Parita, with the one closest to La Parita listed first.
    • Dobrowolski
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jourdanton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlotte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Christine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Amphion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amphion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amphion
      • From La Parita to Amphion
    • Pleasanton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Davis
      • From La Parita to Davis
    • Crown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crown
      • From La Parita to Crown
    • Coughran
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coughran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
      • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coughran
      • From La Parita to Coughran
    • Poteet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • McCoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
      • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McCoy
      • From La Parita to McCoy
    • Hindes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hindes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindes
      • Hindes is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hindes
      • From La Parita to Hindes
    • Anchorage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchorage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anchorage
      • From La Parita to Anchorage
  • Bexar County
  • Frio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Parita, with the one closest to La Parita listed first.
    • Bigfoot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Pearsall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pearsall
      • North Pearsall is located in Frio County
    • Pearsall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall
      • Pearsall is located in Frio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearsall <2>
  • La Salle County
    • Fowlerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
      • Fowlerton is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowlerton <2>
  • Live Oak County
    • Whitsett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
      • Whitsett is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <2>
  • McMullen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Parita, with the one closest to La Parita listed first.
    • Zella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zella
      • Zella is located in McMullen County
    • Tilden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Calliham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Parita, with the one closest to La Parita listed first.
    • Devine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
      • Devine is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <2>
    • Natalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
      • Natalia is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <2>
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Parita, with the one closest to La Parita listed first.
    • Loire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
    • Darilek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darilek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
    • Three Oaks ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Dewees
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Canada Verde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Graytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near La Parita ...

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

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

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

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.<6>

While we didn't find La Parita in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La Parita.

These communities are listed based on their distance from La Parita, with the one closest to La Parita 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 Parita. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Parita.

Newspapers Published in La Parita ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Parita.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Parita, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Parita.

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 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 La Parita:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Parita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Parita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8470, Longitude: -98.5935       In this case, the coordinates for La Parita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Parita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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