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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 Reagan Wells (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 Reagan Wells. 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 Reagan Wells ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Reagan Wells: Reagan Wls.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Reagan Wells is located in Uvalde 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 Uvalde County: Bandera, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real & Zavala.

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

  • Uvalde County     (The home county of Reagan Wells)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reagan Wells, with the one closest to Reagan Wells listed first.
    • Concan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Utopia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
      • Utopia is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utopia <1>
    • Knippa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Uvalde
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Uvalde Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
      • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
      • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
      • Uvalde Estates Colonia
    • Sabinal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
      • Sabinal is located in Uvalde County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabinal <1>
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reagan Wells, with the one closest to Reagan Wells listed first.
    • Vanderpool
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
      • Vanderpool is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderpool <1>
    • Tuff ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff
      • Tuff is located in Bandera County
  • Edwards County
  • Real County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reagan Wells, with the one closest to Reagan Wells listed first.
    • Rio Frio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Frio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Frio
      • Rio Frio is located in Real County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Frio <1>
    • Leakey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Camp Wood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Wood
      • Camp Wood is located in Real County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Wood <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Reagan Wells ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reagan Wells.

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

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

  • Cummins - Heard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummins - Heard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummins - Heard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Exile Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leakey Floral Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leakey Floral Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leakey Floral Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Leakey.
    • The Leakey Floral Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Leakey Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167648 <4>
  • Garden of Memories
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Camp Wood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3753 <4>
  • Yancy Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yancy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yancy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Waresville Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waresville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waresville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cypress Creek Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pioneer Park Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • City of Uvalde Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 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.<5>

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

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

  • Concan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Montell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montell
    • Montell is located in Uvalde County
  • Laguna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
    • Laguna is located in Uvalde County
  • Barksdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Utopia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Utopia is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utopia <1>
  • Uvalde
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Cline
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline
    • Cline is located in Uvalde County
  • Sabinal
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
    • Sabinal is located in Uvalde County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabinal <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Reagan Wells ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reagan Wells.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reagan Wells, 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 Reagan Wells.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Reagan Wells:

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

The official website for Uvalde County: www.uvaldecounty.com/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Reagan Wells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reagan Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5388, Longitude: -99.8370       In this case, the coordinates for Reagan Wells 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 Reagan Wells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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