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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 Loma Alta Ranch (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 Loma Alta Ranch. 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.

Name Variations for Loma Alta Ranch ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Loma Alta Ranch has also been known as: Loma Alta Ranch Colonia.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Loma Alta Ranch is located in Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County: Brooks, Duval, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces & San Patricio.

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

  • Jim Wells County     (The home county of Loma Alta Ranch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loma Alta Ranch, with the one closest to Loma Alta Ranch listed first.
    • Owl Ranch - Amargosa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
      • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
    • Westdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
    • Alfred - South La Paloma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
      • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <2>
    • K-Bar Ranch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for K-Bar Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
      • K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
    • Casa Blanca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
    • Pernitas Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pernitas Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
      • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
    • Sandia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia
      • Sandia is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandia <2>
    • Alice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <2>
    • Rancho Alegre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Alegre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
      • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
    • Loma Linda East
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Linda East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
      • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
      • Loma Linda East has also been known as:
      • Loma Linda East Colonia
    • Alice Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
      • Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
      • Alice Acres has also been known as:
      • Alice Acres Colonia
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loma Alta Ranch, with the one closest to Loma Alta Ranch listed first.
    • Tynan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clareville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clareville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
      • Clareville is located in Bee County
  • Duval County
    • San Diego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
      • San Diego is located in Duval County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <2>
  • Live Oak County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loma Alta Ranch, with the one closest to Loma Alta Ranch listed first.
    • Dinero
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dinero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinero
      • Dinero is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinero <2>
    • George West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George West
      • George West is located in Live Oak County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George West <2>
    • Ike
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ike. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
      • Ike is located in Live Oak County
  • Nueces County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loma Alta Ranch, with the one closest to Loma Alta Ranch listed first.
    • Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Agua Dulce
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluntzer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
      • Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
    • Rancho Banquete
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
      • Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Banquete
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquete
      • Banquete is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banquete <2>
    • Spring Garden - Terra Verde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • La Paloma - Lost Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North San Pedro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
      • North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
    • Robstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
      • Robstown is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <2>
    • Calallen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Driscoll
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Patricio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loma Alta Ranch, with the one closest to Loma Alta Ranch listed first.
    • Lake City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Edgewater - Paisano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
      • Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
    • Lakeside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Paisano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paisano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
      • Paisano is located in San Patricio County
      • Paisano has also been known as:
      • Paisano Park Colonia
      • Paisano Park
    • Lakeshore Gardens - Hidden Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mathis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
      • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <2>
    • San Patricio
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
      • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Vahlsing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vahlsing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing
      • Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
    • Edroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edroy
      • Edroy is located in San Patricio County
      • Edroy has also been known as:
      • Edroy Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edroy <2>
    • Odem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
      • Odem is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Loma Alta Ranch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loma Alta Ranch.

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 Loma Alta Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dilworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dilworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dilworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Villareal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Villareal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Villareal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amargosa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amargosa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amargosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6702 <4>
  • McNeill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wade Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garcia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garcia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3745 <4>
  • Latham Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Latham Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Latham Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Anna Rose Cemetery
    • Ramirena Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283073 <4>
  • Perez Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5951 <4>
  • Rose Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (57 more) ...
    • Collins Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Ranch Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ranch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lagarto Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lagarto Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lagarto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Loma Alta Ranch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loma Alta Ranch.

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

  • Lagarto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lagarto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto
    • Lagarto is located in Live Oak County
  • Agua Dulce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Diego
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
    • San Diego is located in Duval County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <2>
  • Mathis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
    • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <2>
  • San Patricio
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
    • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Banquete
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquete
    • Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banquete <2>
  • La Para
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Para have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
    • La Para is located in Live Oak County
  • Driscoll
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Loma Alta Ranch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loma Alta Ranch.

Newspapers Published in Loma Alta Ranch ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loma Alta Ranch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loma Alta Ranch, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loma Alta Ranch.

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 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 Loma Alta Ranch:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Loma Alta Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Loma Alta Ranch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loma Alta Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9714, Longitude: -98.0883       In this case, the coordinates for Loma Alta Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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