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 Nueces (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 Nueces. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Nueces is located in Nueces 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 Nueces County: Aransas, Jim Wells, Kleberg & San Patricio.
Below are the counties that are near Nueces. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nueces:
- Nueces County (The home county of Nueces)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nueces, with the one closest to Nueces listed first.
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viola is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Corpus Christi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calallen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tierra Grande
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tierra Grande is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Grande
- Robstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North San Pedro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
- Petronila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petronila is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronila
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Chapman Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden - Terra Verde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- La Paloma - Lost Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Driscoll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Banquete
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bluntzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Aransas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nueces, with the one closest to Nueces listed first.
- Aransas Pass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee County
- Tynan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nueces, with the one closest to Nueces listed first.
- Casa Blanca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Sandia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Water City Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- K-Bar Ranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
- Orange Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Refugio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nueces, with the one closest to Nueces listed first.
- Black Point ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Point is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
- Bayside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- San Patricio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nueces, with the one closest to Nueces listed first.
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taft Southwest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taft Southwest is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Southwest
- Odem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Taft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Taft is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <1>
- Gregory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside-On-the-Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Del Sol - Loma Linda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Del Sol - Loma Linda is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sol - Loma Linda
- Morgan Farm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Rancho Chico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rancho Chico is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Chico
- Sinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harbor City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
- Ingleside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nueces, see our County-by-County Page for Nueces.
Cemeteries Near Nueces ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nueces.
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 Nueces - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nueces covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nueces, with the one closest to Nueces listed first.
- Rose Hill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Bayview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bayview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosita Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Corpus Christi.
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emory Gardens of Corpus Christi
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5199 <2>
- Seaside Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Seaside Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Corpus Christi.
- The Seaside Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Aberdeen Cemetery
- Seaside Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6828 <2>
- Palms Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palms Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Portland.
- The Palms Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- San Patricio Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6716 <2>
- Bellevue Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- San Pedro Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robstown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gregory Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nueces had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nueces, with the one closest to Nueces listed first.
- Corpus Christi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viola is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Driscoll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Banquete
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aransas Pass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- San Patricio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Papalote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Papalote is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
- Agua Dulce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mathis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nueces. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nueces.
Newspapers Published in Nueces ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nueces.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nueces, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nueces.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Nueces:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Nueces County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aransas County
- Bee County
- Jim Wells County
- Refugio 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> | 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- Nueces) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Nueces, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |