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 Randado (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 Randado. 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 and hospitals 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.

Randado is located in Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg County: Brooks, Duval, Starr, Webb & Zapata.

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

• Jim Hogg County     (The home county of Randado)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Randado, with the one closest to Randado listed first.
  • Guerra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerra
    • Guerra is located in Jim Hogg County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guerra <1>
  • South Fork Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Estates
    • South Fork Estates is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Hebbronville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbronville
    • Hebbronville is located in Jim Hogg County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebbronville <1>
  • Las Lomitas
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Lomitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
    • Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County
• Webb County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Randado, with the one closest to Randado listed first.
  • Bruni
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruni
    • Bruni is located in Webb County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruni <1>
  • Los Ojuelos ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ojuelos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojuelos
    • Los Ojuelos is located in Webb County
  • Mirando City Addition
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirando City Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirando City Addition
    • Mirando City Addition is located in Webb County
    • Mirando City Addition has also been known as:
    • Mirando City Addition Colonia
  • Mirando City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirando City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirando City
    • Mirando City is located in Webb County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mirando City <1>
  • Oilton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilton
    • Oilton is located in Webb County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilton <1>
• Zapata County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Randado, with the one closest to Randado listed first.
  • Medina
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Zapata County
  • Morales - Sanchez
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales - Sanchez
    • Morales - Sanchez is located in Zapata County
    • Morales - Sanchez has also been known as:
    • Morales - Sanchez Colonia
  • Zapata
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata
    • Zapata is located in Zapata County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zapata <1>
  • Falcon Lake Estates
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Lake Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Lake Estates
    • Falcon Lake Estates is located in Zapata County
  • Siesta Shores
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Shores
    • Siesta Shores is located in Zapata County
  • Falcon Mesa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Mesa
    • Falcon Mesa is located in Zapata County
  • Lopeno
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopeno
    • Lopeno is located in Zapata County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lopeno <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Randado ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Randado.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Randado, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Randado.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Randado:

• Websites specific to Texas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

• Pages specific to Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Webb County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Zapata County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Jim Hogg County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Texas

Cemeteries Near Randado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Randado.

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

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

• Camaron Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camaron Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Zapata.
  • The Camaron Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Cameron Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camaron Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2717 <4>
• Gracia Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gracia Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Zapata.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gracia Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518825 <4>
• Ramirez Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramirez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramirez Cemetery
• New Hebbronville Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hebbronville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hebbronville Cemetery
• Old Hebbronville Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hebbronville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hebbronville Cemetery
• Greenhill Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhill Cemetery
• Garcia Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garcia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garcia Cemetery
• Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Zapata.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manuel Benavides Garcia Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3748 <4>
• Buena Vista Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
• Una de Gato Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Una de Gato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Una de Gato Cemetery
• Uribeno Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uribeno Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7361 <4>
• Ranchito Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ranchito Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ranchito Cemetery
• Agua Dulce Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agua Dulce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agua Dulce Cemetery
• Zapata Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zapata Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7806 <4>

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 Randado in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Randado.

• Aguilares
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aguilares have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilares
  • Aguilares is located in Webb County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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