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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 Pettus (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 Pettus. 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 and hospitals 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.

Pettus is located in Bee 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 Bee County: Goliad, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio & San Patricio.

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

  • Bee County     (The home county of Pettus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pettus, with the one closest to Pettus listed first.
    • Tulsita
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
    • Tuleta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Normanna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanna
      • Normanna is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normanna <1>
    • Mineral
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <1>
    • Pawnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Beeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Blue Berry Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
      • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
    • Clareville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clareville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
      • Clareville is located in Bee County
    • Skidmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
      • Skidmore is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidmore <1>
    • Blanconia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
      • Blanconia is located in Bee County
      • Former names for Blanconia:
      • Dark Corners
      • Pull Tight
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pettus, with the one closest to Pettus listed first.
    • Fashing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fashing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
    • Peggy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peggy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy
      • Peggy is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peggy <1>
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pettus, with the one closest to Pettus listed first.
    • Nordheim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Yorktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goliad County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pettus, with the one closest to Pettus listed first.
    • Berclair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Angel City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
    • Goliad
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goliad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goliad
      • Goliad is located in Goliad County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goliad <1>
    • Weesatche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pettus, with the one closest to Pettus listed first.
    • Kenedy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Karnes City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Runge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Coy City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
      • Coy City is located in Karnes County
    • Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
    • Panna Maria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Hobson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Falls City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ecleto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecleto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Live Oak County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pettus, with the one closest to Pettus listed first.
    • Ray Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
      • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
    • Oakville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <1>
    • Three Rivers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
      • Three Rivers is located in Live Oak County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <1>
    • Ike
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ike. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
      • Ike is located in Live Oak County
    • George West
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George West
      • George West is located in Live Oak County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George West <1>
    • Dinero
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dinero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinero
      • Dinero is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinero <1>
    • Whitsett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
      • Whitsett is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Pettus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pettus.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pettus, with the one closest to Pettus listed first.

  • Pettus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuleta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dahl Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Normanna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Normanna Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Normanna Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5617 <4>
  • San Domingo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<6> to the west of Tulsita.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6212 <4>
  • Del Bosque Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Colony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Choate Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charco Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Pawnee Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kenedy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenedy Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenedy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kenedy.
      • The Kenedy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kenedy City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4608 <4>
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pettus had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Mineral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <1>
  • Berclair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Charco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
    • Charco is located in Goliad County
  • Beeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • La Para
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Para have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
    • La Para is located in Live Oak County
  • Karnes City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Runge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Oakville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <1>
  • Helena
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Panna Maria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Skidmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
      • Skidmore is located in Bee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidmore <1>
    • Weesatche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cestohowa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cestohowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
      • Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
    • Blanconia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
      • Blanconia is located in Bee County
      • Former names for Blanconia:
      • Dark Corners
      • Pull Tight

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pettus ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pettus.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pettus. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pettus and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pettus.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Pettus.

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 Pettus:

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

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pettus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pettus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6180, Longitude: -97.8022       In this case, the coordinates for Pettus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Pettus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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