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 Old Airport Road Colonia (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 Old Airport Road Colonia. 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 Old Airport Road Colonia ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Old Airport Road Colonia: Old Airport Rd. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Old Airport Road Colonia is located in Bee 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 Bee County: Goliad, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio & San Patricio.
Below are the counties that are near Old Airport Road Colonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Airport Road Colonia:
- Bee County (The home county of Old Airport Road Colonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Airport Road Colonia, with the one closest to Old Airport Road Colonia listed first.
- Blue Berry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
- Beeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Normanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clareville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clareville is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
- Tuleta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skidmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pettus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tulsita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tulsita is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
- Tynan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blanconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blanconia is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
- Former names for Blanconia:
- Dark Corners
- Pull Tight
- Pawnee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goliad County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Airport Road Colonia, with the one closest to Old Airport Road Colonia listed first.
- Berclair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Angel City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Angel City is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
- Goliad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Airport Road Colonia, with the one closest to Old Airport Road Colonia listed first.
- Pernitas Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
- Sandia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Casa Blanca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Karnes County
- Kenedy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Live Oak County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Airport Road Colonia, with the one closest to Old Airport Road Colonia listed first.
- Dinero
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mikeska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
- Oakville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ray Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
- George West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ike
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ike is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Three Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Refugio County
- Woodsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Patricio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Airport Road Colonia, with the one closest to Old Airport Road Colonia listed first.
- Vahlsing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing
- Lakeshore Gardens - Hidden Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Mathis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Edgewater - Paisano
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
- Paisano
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
- Paisano has also been known as:
- Paisano Park Colonia
- Paisano Park
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- San Patricio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Airport Road Colonia, see our County-by-County Page for Old Airport Road Colonia.
Cemeteries Near Old Airport Road Colonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Airport Road Colonia.
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 Old Airport Road Colonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Airport Road Colonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Airport Road Colonia, with the one closest to Old Airport Road Colonia listed first.
- Cementerio Evangelico
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Our Lady of Victory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- The Glenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gleenwood Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640359 <2>
- Our Lady of Victory #2 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beeville Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Del Bosque Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Normanna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- San Domingo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clareville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central District Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (66 more) ...
- Tuleta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- San Pedro Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holubec Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Old Airport Road Colonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Airport Road Colonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Airport Road Colonia, with the one closest to Old Airport Road Colonia listed first.
- Beeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Para
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- La Para is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
- Mineral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skidmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berclair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pettus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Papalote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Papalote is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
- Oakville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blanconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blanconia is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
- Former names for Blanconia:
- Dark Corners
- Pull Tight
- Mathis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lagarto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lagarto is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto
- Charco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Charco is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Airport Road Colonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Airport Road Colonia.
Newspapers Published in Old Airport Road Colonia ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Airport Road Colonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Airport Road Colonia, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Airport Road Colonia.
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 Old Airport Road Colonia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Goliad County
- Jim Wells County
- Karnes County
- Live Oak 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Airport Road Colonia) 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 Old Airport Road Colonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |