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 Lagarto (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 Lagarto. 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.
Lagarto is located in Live Oak 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 Live Oak County: Atascosa, Bee, Duval, Jim Wells, Karnes, McMullen & San Patricio.
Below are the counties that are near Lagarto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lagarto:
- Live Oak County (The home county of Lagarto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagarto, with the one closest to Lagarto listed first.
- Dinero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mikeska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
- George West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ike is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Oakville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Three Rivers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
- Bee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagarto, with the one closest to Lagarto listed first.
- Tynan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clareville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clareville is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
- Skidmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Berry Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
- Beeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Normanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Duval County
- San Diego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagarto, with the one closest to Lagarto listed first.
- Pernitas Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
- Casa Blanca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- K-Bar Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
- Sandia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Orange Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alfred - South La Paloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
- Water City Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
- Water City Estates has also been known as:
- Water City Estates Colonia
- Alice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rancho Alegre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
- Alice Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
- Alice Acres has also been known as:
- Alice Acres Colonia
- Nueces County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagarto, with the one closest to Lagarto listed first.
- Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluntzer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Rancho Banquete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
- Agua Dulce
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Banquete
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calallen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North San Pedro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
- Robstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden - Terra Verde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Paloma - Lost Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Patricio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagarto, with the one closest to Lagarto listed first.
- Edgewater - Paisano
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
- Lakeshore Gardens - Hidden Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Paisano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
- Paisano has also been known as:
- Paisano Park Colonia
- Paisano Park
- Mathis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vahlsing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing
- San Patricio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Edroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Morgan Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan Farm is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Farm
- Morgan Farm has also been known as:
- Morgan Farm Colonia
- Odem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Odem is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lagarto, see our County-by-County Page for Lagarto.
Cemeteries Near Lagarto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lagarto.
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 Lagarto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lagarto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lagarto, with the one closest to Lagarto listed first.
- Lagarto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Balania Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Descanso Eterno Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tom Mathis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cenizo Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cenzo Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Descanso Eterno Cemetery No. 2
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McNeill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dilworth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (53 more) ...
- Reynolds Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Ranch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Latham Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- The Latham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anna Rose Cemetery
- Ramirena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283073 <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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lagarto had a population of 266 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lagarto, with the one closest to Lagarto listed first.
- Mathis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Patricio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- La Para
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- La Para is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
- Skidmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Papalote
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Papalote is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
- Agua Dulce
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Banquete
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lagarto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lagarto.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lagarto ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lagarto.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lagarto. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lagarto and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lagarto.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Lagarto.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lagarto:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Live Oak County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bee County
- Duval County
- Jim Wells County
- Nueces County
- San Patricio 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> | 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 Lagarto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lagarto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |