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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 Los Coyotes (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 Los Coyotes. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Los Coyotes is located in Willacy 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 Willacy County: Cameron, Hidalgo & Kenedy.

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

  • Willacy County     (The home county of Los Coyotes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Coyotes, with the one closest to Los Coyotes listed first.
    • Santa Monica
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Santa Monica is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
    • Willamar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Willamar is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamar
    • Sebastian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyford South
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • San Perlita
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Raymondville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zapata Ranch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Los Angeles Subdivision
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ranchette Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Lasara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Port Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Coyotes, with the one closest to Los Coyotes listed first.
    • Lasana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lasana is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasana
      • Lasana has also been known as:
      • Lasana Colonia
    • Yznaga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yznaga is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yznaga
    • Combes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Rio Hondo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Primera
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Primera is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
    • Tierra Bonita
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tierra Bonita is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Bonita
      • Tierra Bonita has also been known as:
      • Tierra Bonita Colonia
    • Harlingen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Las Palmas - Juarez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Las Palmas - Juarez is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Palmas - Juarez
    • Palm Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
    • Grand Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
    • Santa Rosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arroyo Colorado Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Arroyo Colorado Estates is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Colorado Estates
      • Arroyo Colorado Estates has also been known as:
      • Arroyo Colorado Estates Colonia
    • Villa del Sol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Villa del Sol is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa del Sol
      • Villa del Sol has also been known as:
      • Villa del Sol Colonia
  • Hidalgo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Los Coyotes, with the one closest to Los Coyotes listed first.
    • La Villa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • La Villa is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
    • Heidelberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Heidelberg is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Indian Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Monte Alto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Edcouch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mila Doce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mila Doce is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mila Doce
    • Elsa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <1>
    • Hargill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mercedes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Olivarez
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Olivarez is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivarez
    • La Blanca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Llano Grande
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Llano Grande is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano Grande
    • Midway North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway North is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway North

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

Cemeteries Near Los Coyotes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Los Coyotes.

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 Los Coyotes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Los Coyotes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Noyola Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Las Rucias Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tanquesitos Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanquesitos Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tanquesitos Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Santa Monica.
  • La Jarita Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lyford.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lyford Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207123 <3>
  • Cavazos Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavazos Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cavazos Family Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast of San Perlita.
    • The Cavazos Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sabino Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2492338 <3>
  • El Toro Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymondville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Raymondville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Raymondville.
  • Santa Rita Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Rita Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Sebastian.
  • San Rafael Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Ashland Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Memorial Park
      • The Ashland Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Loma Linda Cemetery
    • Los Omales Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • La Piedad Cementerio #2 Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

Newspapers Published in Los Coyotes ...

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 Los Coyotes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Los Coyotes, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Los Coyotes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Los Coyotes:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Los Coyotes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Los Coyotes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.