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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 Ojo de Angua (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 Ojo de Angua. 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 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.

Ojo de Angua is located in Kleberg 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 Kleberg County: Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy & Nueces.

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

  • Kleberg County     (The home county of Ojo de Angua)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ojo de Angua, with the one closest to Ojo de Angua listed first.
    • Vattmannville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vattmannville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vattmannville
      • Vattmannville is located in Kleberg County
    • Riviera
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Kenedy County
    • Sarita
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarita
      • Sarita is located in Kenedy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarita <2>
  • Nueces County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ojo de Angua, with the one closest to Ojo de Angua listed first.
    • Chapman Ranch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Ranch
      • Chapman Ranch is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman Ranch <2>
    • Tierra Grande
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Grande
      • Tierra Grande is located in Nueces County
    • Petronila
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petronila have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronila
      • Petronila is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Corpus Christi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Driscoll
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driscoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll
      • Driscoll is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driscoll <2>
    • Bishop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Viola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Nueces County
    • La Paloma - Lost Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Robstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Spring Garden - Terra Verde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North San Pedro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Calallen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • San Patricio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ojo de Angua, with the one closest to Ojo de Angua listed first.
    • Harbor City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
      • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
    • Ingleside-On-the-Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside-On-the-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
      • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Doyle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in San Patricio County
    • Portland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
    • Ingleside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
      • Ingleside is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,043 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingleside <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Ojo de Angua ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ojo de Angua.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ojo de Angua, 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 Ojo de Angua.

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 Ojo de Angua:

Cemeteries Near Ojo de Angua ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ojo de Angua.

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 Ojo de Angua covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Chapman Ranch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Ranch Cemetery
  • Seaside Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
  • Holly Cross Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cross Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Vattman Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vattman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vattman Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Bayview Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Riviera Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riviera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riviera Cemetery
    • Sarita Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarita Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery

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 Ojo de Angua in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ojo de Angua.

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

  • Corpus Christi
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Driscoll
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driscoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll
    • Driscoll is located in Nueces County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driscoll <2>
  • Nueces
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nueces have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nueces
    • Nueces is located in Nueces County
  • Viola
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Nueces County
  • Portland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ojo de Angua. 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>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- Ojo de Angua) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ojo de Angua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.4648, Longitude: -97.4219       In this case, the coordinates for Ojo de Angua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ojo de Angua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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