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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 Pandora (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 Pandora. 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 doctors 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.

Pandora is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Atascosa, Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe & Karnes.

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

  • Wilson County     (The home county of Pandora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
    • Union
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Union
      • From Pandora to Union
    • Caddo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nockenut
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nockenut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nockenut
      • From Pandora to Nockenut
    • Denhawken
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Alum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
      • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
    • Kosciusko
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kosciusko have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
    • Sutherland Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Pond Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
      • Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
    • La Vernia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
    • Saint Hedwig
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
      • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <2>
    • Adkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lone Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sayers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sayers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
      • Sayers is located in Bexar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sayers
      • From Pandora to Sayers
    • Elmendorf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
    • Westhoff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Nordheim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim
      • Nordheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordheim <2>
    • Yorktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
    • Nixon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dewville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Smiley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Leesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bebe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrightsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
      • Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <2>
    • Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
    • Cost
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
    • Oak Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Forest
      • From Pandora to Oak Forest
    • Cheapside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ottine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottine
      • Ottine is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottine <2>
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
    • Jakes Colony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakes Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
      • Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
    • Olmos ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dugger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dugger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
      • Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dugger
      • From Pandora to Dugger
    • Sweet Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
    • New Berlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seguin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Muehlsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muehlsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
      • Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Zipp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
      • Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
    • Morrison Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
      • Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
    • Nolte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolte
      • Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
    • Zuehl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lauback
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauback have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
    • Gillett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillett <2>
    • Pawelekville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ecleto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecleto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecleto
      • Ecleto is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecleto <2>
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flaccus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flaccus
      • From Pandora to Flaccus
    • Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Panna Maria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Falls City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Hobson is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <2>
    • Karnes City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Runge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
      • Runge is located in Karnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runge <2>
    • Kenedy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Pandora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pandora.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora 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.<5>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Pandora ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pandora.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pandora, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pandora.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pandora:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Pandora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Pandora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pandora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2517, Longitude: -97.8400    









 

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