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 Post Oaks (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 Post Oaks. 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.
Name Variations for Post Oaks ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Post Oaks has also been known as: Post Oaks Colonia.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Post Oaks 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 Post Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Post Oaks:
- Hidalgo County (The home county of Post Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oaks, with the one closest to Post Oaks listed first.
- Edinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gate City Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Cesar Chavez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cesar Chavez is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cesar Chavez
- Nurillo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nurillo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nurillo
- Lopezville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lopezville is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopezville
- Seminary Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seminary Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Seminary Village has also been known as:
- Seminary Village Colonia
- Murillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Murillo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murillo
- Murillo has also been known as:
- Murillo Colonia
- Muniz
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Doolittle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittle is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- McAllen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Citriana Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alamo
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oaks, with the one closest to Post Oaks listed first.
- Grand Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
- Ratamosa
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Santa Rosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tierra Bonita
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Bixby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bixby is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- North La Feria Village
(23 miles [37 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
- Solis
(23 miles [37 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
- Yznaga
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yznaga is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yznaga
- La Feria North
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- La Feria North is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria North
- La Feria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windsong Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windsong Village is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Village
- Windsong Village has also been known as:
- Windsong Village Colonia
- Arroyo Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arroyo Alto is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Alto
- Starr County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oaks, with the one closest to Post Oaks listed first.
- La Grulla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- La Grulla is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
- La Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- La Victoria is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
- Arkansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Alto Bonito
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Bonito
- Alto Bonito has also been known as:
- Alto Bonito Colonia
- West Alto Bonito
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alto Bonito
- West Alto Bonito has also been known as:
- West Alto Bonito Colonia
- Delmita
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willacy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Post Oaks, with the one closest to Post Oaks listed first.
- Lasara
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zapata Ranch
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Sebastian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lyford South
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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 Post Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Post Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Post Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Post Oaks.
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 Post Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Post Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Post Oaks, with the one closest to Post Oaks listed first.
- Palm Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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.
- Old Edinburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Piedad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- San Juan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cibilo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cavazos Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavazos Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cavazos Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Edinburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2793 <2>
- Pharr Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Post Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Post Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Post Oaks, with the one closest to Post Oaks listed first.
- Hidalgo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Los Angeles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Los Angeles is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
- Havana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Santa Maria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Post Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Post Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Post Oaks ...
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 Post Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Post Oaks, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Post Oaks.
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 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 Post Oaks:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Post Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Post Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |