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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 Rabb (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 Rabb. 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 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.

Rabb is located in Nueces 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 Nueces County: Aransas, Jim Wells, Kleberg & San Patricio.

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

  • Nueces County     (The home county of Rabb)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabb, with the one closest to Rabb listed first.
    • Banquete
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquete
      • Banquete is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banquete <2>
    • Spring Garden - Terra Verde
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North San Pedro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
      • North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
    • Robstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
      • Robstown is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <2>
    • La Paloma - Lost Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rancho Banquete
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
      • Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Bluntzer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
      • Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
    • Calallen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Driscoll
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Agua Dulce
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Petronila
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petronila have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronila
      • Petronila is located in Nueces County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Bee County
  • Duval County
    • San Diego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
      • San Diego is located in Duval County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <2>
  • Jim Wells County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabb, with the one closest to Rabb listed first.
    • Water City Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
      • Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
      • Water City Estates has also been known as:
      • Water City Estates Colonia
    • Alfred - South La Paloma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
      • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <2>
    • Casa Blanca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
    • K-Bar Ranch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for K-Bar Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
      • K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
    • Sandia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia
      • Sandia is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandia <2>
    • Westdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
    • Alice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <2>
    • Pernitas Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pernitas Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
      • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
    • Rancho Alegre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Alegre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
      • Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
    • Ben Bolt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Bolt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bolt
      • Ben Bolt is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Bolt <2>
    • Alice Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
      • Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
      • Alice Acres has also been known as:
      • Alice Acres Colonia
  • Kleberg County
    • Kingsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • San Patricio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabb, with the one closest to Rabb listed first.
    • Edroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edroy
      • Edroy is located in San Patricio County
      • Edroy has also been known as:
      • Edroy Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edroy <2>
    • San Patricio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
      • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Odem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
      • Odem is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <2>
    • Morgan Farm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Farm
      • Morgan Farm is located in San Patricio County
      • Morgan Farm has also been known as:
      • Morgan Farm Colonia
    • Mathis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
      • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <2>
    • Del Sol - Loma Linda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sol - Loma Linda
      • Del Sol - Loma Linda is located in San Patricio County
    • Edgewater - Paisano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
      • Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
    • Paisano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paisano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
      • Paisano is located in San Patricio County
      • Paisano has also been known as:
      • Paisano Park Colonia
      • Paisano Park
    • Rancho Chico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Chico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Chico
      • Rancho Chico is located in San Patricio County
    • Sinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
      • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <2>
    • Lake City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Lakeside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people

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

Cemeteries Near Rabb ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rabb.

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

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

  • Banquete Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Robstown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Robstown Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robstown Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robstown Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Robstown.
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Robstown Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6410 <3>
  • St. James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old San Patricio Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old San Patricio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old San Patricio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Pedro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Pedro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edroy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Ranch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (50 more) ...
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Corpus Christi.
      • The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Emory Gardens of Corpus Christi
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5199 <3>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <3>
    • Adams Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Banquete
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquete
    • Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banquete <2>
  • Driscoll
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Agua Dulce
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • San Patricio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
    • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Viola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Nueces County
  • Nueces
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nueces have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nueces
    • Nueces is located in Nueces County
  • Mathis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
    • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <2>
  • Corpus Christi
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Sinton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
    • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <2>
  • Lagarto
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lagarto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto
    • Lagarto is located in Live Oak County
  • Portland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
  • Papalote
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papalote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
    • Papalote is located in Bee County
  • Gregory
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Rabb ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rabb.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rabb, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rabb.

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 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 Rabb:

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

The official website for Nueces County: www.co.nueces.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>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.
<4>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- Rabb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rabb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8006, Longitude: -97.7503       In this case, the coordinates for Rabb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rabb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.




 

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