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 Owassa - Kennedy 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 Owassa - Kennedy 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Owassa - Kennedy Colonia is located in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County: Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Starr & Willacy.
Below are the counties that are near Owassa - Kennedy Colonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Owassa - Kennedy Colonia:
- Hidalgo County (The home county of Owassa - Kennedy Colonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owassa - Kennedy Colonia, with the one closest to Owassa - Kennedy Colonia listed first.
- Lopezville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lopezville is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopezville
- Murillo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murillo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murillo
- Murillo has also been known as:
- Murillo Colonia
- Nurillo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nurillo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nurillo
- Citriana Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Citriana Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citriana Village
- Citriana Village has also been known as:
- Citriana Village Colonia
- North Alamo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alamo
- Muniz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Muniz is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muniz
- Muniz has also been known as:
- Muniz Colonia
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gate City Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gate City Acres is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City Acres
- Gate City Acres has also been known as:
- Gate City Acres Colonia
- San Juan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campo Alto is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Alto
- Pharr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owassa - Kennedy Colonia, with the one closest to Owassa - Kennedy Colonia listed first.
- Bixby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bixby is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Ratamosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ratamosa is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratamosa
- Ratamosa has also been known as:
- Ratamosa Colonia
- Solis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Solis is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solis
- Solis has also been known as:
- Solis Colonia
- Grand Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
- La Feria North
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- La Feria North is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria North
- North La Feria Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North La Feria Village is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Feria Village
- North La Feria Village has also been known as:
- North La Feria Village Colonia
- Santa Rosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tierra Bonita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tierra Bonita is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Bonita
- Tierra Bonita has also been known as:
- Tierra Bonita Colonia
- Arroyo Alto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arroyo Alto is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Alto
- La Feria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Longoria Townsite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longoria Townsite is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longoria Townsite
- Longoria Townsite has also been known as:
- Longoria Townsite Colonia
- Santa Maria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Starr County
- La Victoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- La Victoria is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
- Willacy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owassa - Kennedy Colonia, with the one closest to Owassa - Kennedy Colonia listed first.
- Zapata Ranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zapata Ranch is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata Ranch
- Zapata Ranch has also been known as:
- Zapata Ranch Colonia
- Lasara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lyford South
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lyford South is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford South
- Lyford South has also been known as:
- Lyford South Colonia
- Lyford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ranchette Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ranchette Estates is located in Willacy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchette Estates
- Ranchette Estates has also been known as:
- Ranchette Estates Colonia
- Los Angeles Subdivision
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raymondville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Owassa - Kennedy Colonia, see our County-by-County Page for Owassa - Kennedy Colonia.
Cemeteries Near Owassa - Kennedy Colonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owassa - Kennedy 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 Owassa - Kennedy Colonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Owassa - Kennedy Colonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Owassa - Kennedy Colonia, with the one closest to Owassa - Kennedy Colonia listed first.
- Palm Valley Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Edinburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Edinburg.
- San Juan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Juan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of San Juan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6707 <2>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Piedad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pharr Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (66 more) ...
- Donna City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Donna City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Donna.
- The Donna City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Donna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #323371 <2>
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hidalgo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hidalgo Cemetery is located in Hidalgo.
- The Hidalgo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hidalgo City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2313151 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Owassa - Kennedy Colonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Owassa - Kennedy Colonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Owassa - Kennedy Colonia, with the one closest to Owassa - Kennedy Colonia listed first.
- Hidalgo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Maria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Havana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Los Angeles
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Los Angeles is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Owassa - Kennedy Colonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owassa - Kennedy Colonia.
Newspapers Published in Owassa - Kennedy 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owassa - Kennedy Colonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owassa - Kennedy Colonia, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Owassa - Kennedy Colonia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Owassa - Kennedy Colonia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hidalgo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Starr County
- Willacy 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> | 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 Owassa - Kennedy Colonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owassa - Kennedy Colonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |