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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 Old Houston Highway 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 Houston Highway 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.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Old Houston Highway 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 Houston Highway Colonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Houston Highway Colonia:

  • Bee County     (The home county of Old Houston Highway Colonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Houston Highway Colonia, with the one closest to Old Houston Highway Colonia listed first.
    • Beeville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Blue Berry Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
    • Normanna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuleta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Skidmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Clareville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clareville is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
    • Pettus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mineral
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tulsita
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Goliad County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Houston Highway Colonia, with the one closest to Old Houston Highway Colonia listed first.
    • Berclair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Angel City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Goliad
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jim Wells County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Houston Highway Colonia, with the one closest to Old Houston Highway Colonia listed first.
    • Pernitas Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Live Oak County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Houston Highway Colonia, with the one closest to Old Houston Highway Colonia listed first.
    • Dinero
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mikeska
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
    • Oakville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ray Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
    • George West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ike
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ike is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Three Rivers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Refugio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Houston Highway Colonia, with the one closest to Old Houston Highway Colonia listed first.
    • Woodsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Refugio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • San Patricio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Houston Highway Colonia, with the one closest to Old Houston Highway 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 southwest)
    • 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
    • Lakeside
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <1>
    • 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
    • Saint Paul
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Lake City
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Morgan Farm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Sinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <1>
    • Edroy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Edroy is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edroy
      • Edroy has also been known as:
      • Edroy Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edroy <1>
    • Del Sol - Loma Linda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Del Sol - Loma Linda is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sol - Loma Linda

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

Cemeteries Near Old Houston Highway Colonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Houston Highway 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 Houston Highway Colonia - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Houston Highway Colonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Houston Highway Colonia, with the one closest to Old Houston Highway Colonia listed first.

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 Houston Highway Colonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Houston Highway Colonia.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Houston Highway Colonia, with the one closest to Old Houston Highway Colonia listed first.

  • Beeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Skidmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Berclair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • La Para
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • La Para is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
  • Pettus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mineral
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Papalote
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Papalote is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
  • Blanconia
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <1>
  • Charco
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Charco is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
  • Oakville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Lagarto
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lagarto is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto
  • Refugio
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Sinton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Old Houston Highway 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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Houston Highway Colonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Houston Highway 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 Houston Highway Colonia.

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 Old Houston Highway Colonia:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Houston Highway 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 Houston Highway Colonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.