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 Papalote (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 Papalote. 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.
Papalote 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 Papalote. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Papalote:
- Bee County (The home county of Papalote)
- The following are listed by their distance from Papalote, with the one closest to Papalote listed first.
- Skidmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tynan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blanconia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blanconia is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
- Former names for Blanconia:
- Dark Corners
- Pull Tight
- Beeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Berry Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
- Clareville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clareville is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
- Normanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuleta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goliad County
- Berclair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jim Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papalote, with the one closest to Papalote listed first.
- Pernitas Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
- Sandia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Casa Blanca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- K-Bar Ranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
- Orange Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Alfred - South La Paloma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papalote, with the one closest to Papalote listed first.
- Dinero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mikeska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
- Nueces County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papalote, with the one closest to Papalote listed first.
- Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calallen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bluntzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- North San Pedro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
- Robstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Banquete
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rancho Banquete
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
- Spring Garden - Terra Verde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Corpus Christi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Refugio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papalote, with the one closest to Papalote listed first.
- Woodsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Black Point ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Black Point is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
- Refugio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- San Patricio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papalote, with the one closest to Papalote listed first.
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Morgan Farm
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Rancho Chico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rancho Chico is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Chico
- Sinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Del Sol - Loma Linda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Del Sol - Loma Linda is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sol - Loma Linda
- Vahlsing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing
- Edroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mathis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Odem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Odem is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <1>
- Edgewater - Paisano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
- Lakeshore Gardens - Hidden Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Paisano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Papalote, see our County-by-County Page for Papalote.
Cemeteries Near Papalote ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Papalote.
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 Papalote - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Papalote covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Papalote, with the one closest to Papalote listed first.
- Old Papalote Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Papalote Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Campo Santo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sinton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sinton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Sinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1076319 <2>
- Eternal Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heaven's Acre Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central District Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cenizo Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cenzo Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (63 more) ...
- Edroy Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Odem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3488 <2>
- Holubec Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Papalote had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Papalote, with the one closest to Papalote listed first.
- Skidmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mathis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- San Patricio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Beeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blanconia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blanconia is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
- Former names for Blanconia:
- Dark Corners
- Pull Tight
- Lagarto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lagarto is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto
- Refugio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Berclair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Para
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Para is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Nueces
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nueces is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nueces
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banquete
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Papalote. See our List of 1890's Communities around Papalote.
Newspapers Published in Papalote ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Papalote.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Papalote, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Papalote.
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 Papalote:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Goliad County
- Jim Wells County
- Live Oak County
- Nueces 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> | 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 Papalote, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Papalote) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |