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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 Perlas de Naranja 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 Perlas de Naranja 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Perlas de Naranja Colonia is located in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County: Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Starr & Willacy.

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

  • Hidalgo County     (The home county of Perlas de Naranja Colonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlas de Naranja Colonia, with the one closest to Perlas de Naranja Colonia listed first.
    • Palmhurst
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmhurst
      • Palmhurst is located in Hidalgo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
    • West Sharyland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sharyland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sharyland
      • West Sharyland is located in Hidalgo County
    • Mission
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alton North
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton North
      • Alton North is located in Hidalgo County
    • Aloha Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aloha Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha Village
      • Aloha Village is located in Hidalgo County
      • Aloha Village has also been known as:
      • Aloha Village Colonia
    • Alton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
    • McAllen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • La Homa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Homa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Homa
      • La Homa is located in Hidalgo County
    • Palmview South
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmview South
      • Palmview South is located in Hidalgo County
    • Doffing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doffing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doffing
      • Doffing is located in Hidalgo County
    • Palmview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmview
      • Palmview is located in Hidalgo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,839 people
    • La Lomita ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Lomita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Lomita
      • La Lomita is located in Hidalgo County
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlas de Naranja Colonia, with the one closest to Perlas de Naranja Colonia listed first.
    • Bixby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Cameron County
    • Ratamosa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratamosa
      • Ratamosa is located in Cameron County
      • Ratamosa has also been known as:
      • Ratamosa Colonia
    • Grand Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
      • Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
    • Solis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solis
      • Solis is located in Cameron County
      • Solis has also been known as:
      • Solis Colonia
    • La Feria North
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria North
      • La Feria North is located in Cameron County
    • La Feria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Longoria Townsite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longoria Townsite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longoria Townsite
      • Longoria Townsite is located in Cameron County
      • Longoria Townsite has also been known as:
      • Longoria Townsite Colonia
    • North La Feria Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Feria Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Feria Village
      • North La Feria Village is located in Cameron County
      • North La Feria Village has also been known as:
      • North La Feria Village Colonia
    • Santa Maria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
      • Santa Maria is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <2>
    • Santa Rosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
      • Santa Rosa is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <2>
    • Tierra Bonita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Bonita
      • Tierra Bonita is located in Cameron County
      • Tierra Bonita has also been known as:
      • Tierra Bonita Colonia
    • Windsong Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsong Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Village
      • Windsong Village is located in Cameron County
      • Windsong Village has also been known as:
      • Windsong Village Colonia
  • Starr County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlas de Naranja Colonia, with the one closest to Perlas de Naranja Colonia listed first.
    • La Grulla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
      • La Grulla is located in Starr County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
    • La Victoria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
      • La Victoria is located in Starr County
    • Alto Bonito
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Bonito
      • Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
      • Alto Bonito has also been known as:
      • Alto Bonito Colonia
    • West Alto Bonito
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alto Bonito
      • West Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
      • West Alto Bonito has also been known as:
      • West Alto Bonito Colonia
    • Garciasville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • La Puerta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
      • La Puerta is located in Starr County
    • Arkansas City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Arkansas City is located in Starr County
    • El Refugio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Refugio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
      • El Refugio is located in Starr County
      • El Refugio has also been known as:
      • El Refugio Colonia
    • Delmita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • La Carla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
      • La Carla is located in Starr County
      • La Carla has also been known as:
      • La Carla Colonia
    • Las Lomas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
      • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
  • Willacy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlas de Naranja Colonia, with the one closest to Perlas de Naranja Colonia listed first.
    • Lasara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasara
      • Lasara is located in Willacy County
      • Lasara has also been known as:
      • La Sara
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lasara <2>
    • Zapata Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zapata Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata Ranch
      • Zapata Ranch is located in Willacy County
      • Zapata Ranch has also been known as:
      • Zapata Ranch Colonia

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

Newspapers Published in Perlas de Naranja 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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perlas de Naranja Colonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perlas de Naranja Colonia, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perlas de Naranja 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 helpful 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 Perlas de Naranja Colonia:

Cemeteries Near Perlas de Naranja Colonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perlas de Naranja 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.

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 Perlas de Naranja Colonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perlas de Naranja Colonia, with the one closest to Perlas de Naranja Colonia listed first.

  • Valley Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Memorial Gardens
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Temple Emanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Emanuel Cemetery
  • La Piedad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Piedad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Piedad Cemetery
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm Valley Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The San Jose Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Abram Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
  • Granjeno Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
  • San Juan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Antonio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Antonio Cemetery
  • Hidalgo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Hidalgo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2313151 <4>
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Pharr Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pharr Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pharr Memorial Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Restlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Edinburg.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Cemetery

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 Perlas de Naranja Colonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perlas de Naranja Colonia.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Perlas de Naranja Colonia, with the one closest to Perlas de Naranja Colonia listed first.

  • Hidalgo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Havana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Hidalgo County
  • Los Angeles
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Angeles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
    • Los Angeles is located in Hidalgo County
  • Santa Maria
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
    • Santa Maria is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <2>

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

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

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Perlas de Naranja Colonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perlas de Naranja Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2473, Longitude: -98.2942       In this case, the coordinates for Perlas de Naranja Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Perlas de Naranja Colonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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