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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 Odlaw (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 Odlaw. 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 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.

Odlaw is located in Kinney 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 Kinney County: Edwards, Maverick, Uvalde & Val Verde.

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

  • Kinney County     (The home county of Odlaw)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odlaw, with the one closest to Odlaw listed first.
    • Brackettville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Spofford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
      • Spofford is located in Kinney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Alamo Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Village
      • Alamo Village is located in Kinney County
    • Standart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standart
      • Standart is located in Kinney County
  • Uvalde County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odlaw, with the one closest to Odlaw listed first.
    • Uvalde Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
      • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
      • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
      • Uvalde Estates Colonia
    • Uvalde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Zavala County
    • La Pryor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pryor
      • La Pryor is located in Zavala County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pryor <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Odlaw ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Odlaw.

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

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

  • Sparks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yancy Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yancy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yancy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vincent Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Spofford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7414 <4>
  • Ballantyne Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballantyne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballantyne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the northeast of Brackettville.
    • The Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fort Clark Springs Indian Scout Cemetery
    • Seminole Negro Indian Scout Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6838 <4>
  • City of Uvalde Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Uvalde Catholic Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Park Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • The Ditch Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • The Ditch Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ditch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Ditch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Cline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline
    • Cline is located in Uvalde County
  • Anacacho
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anacacho have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacacho
    • Anacacho is located in Kinney County
  • Spofford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
    • Spofford is located in Kinney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Brackettville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Laguna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
    • Laguna is located in Uvalde County
  • Darling
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling
    • Darling is located in Maverick County
  • Montell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montell
    • Montell is located in Uvalde County
  • Uvalde
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Paloma
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paloma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paloma
    • Paloma is located in Maverick County
  • Standart
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standart
    • Standart is located in Kinney County

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

Newspapers Published in Odlaw ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Odlaw.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Odlaw, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Odlaw.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Odlaw:

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

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

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>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.
<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Odlaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odlaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2352, Longitude: -100.1684       In this case, the coordinates for Odlaw 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 Odlaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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