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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 Red Gate (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 Red Gate. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Red Gate 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 Red Gate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Gate:

  • Hidalgo County     (The home county of Red Gate)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Gate, with the one closest to Red Gate listed first.
    • Laguna Seca
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Laguna Seca is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca
    • Linn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • San Manuel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • San Manuel is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Manuel
    • Faysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Faysville is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faysville
    • Hargill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Doolittle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Doolittle is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
    • Seminary Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Monte Christo ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monte Christo is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
    • Cesar Chavez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cesar Chavez is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cesar Chavez
    • Edinburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gate City Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Monte Alto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • San Carlos
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • San Carlos is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
  • Brooks County
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Gate, with the one closest to Red Gate listed first.
    • Yznaga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Yznaga is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yznaga
    • Tierra Bonita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Grand Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
    • Santa Rosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ratamosa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ratamosa is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratamosa
      • Ratamosa has also been known as:
      • Ratamosa Colonia
    • Bixby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bixby is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
    • La Feria North
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • La Feria North is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria North
    • North La Feria Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Solis is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solis
      • Solis has also been known as:
      • Solis Colonia
    • Windsong Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Combes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Combes is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
      • Combes has also been known as:
      • Combes Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <1>
    • La Feria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Primera
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Primera is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Starr County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Gate, with the one closest to Red Gate listed first.
    • Arkansas City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Arkansas City is located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
    • Delmita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • San Isidro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Elena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Willacy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Gate, with the one closest to Red Gate listed first.
    • Lasara
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ranchette Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Raymondville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Zapata Ranch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Lyford South
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sebastian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • San Perlita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Red Gate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Gate.

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 Red Gate - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Gate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north of Edinburg.
    • The Laguna Seca Ranch Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vela Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7398 <3>
  • El Rucio Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cibilo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cavazos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Anita Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Valle De La Paz Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lasara Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garcia Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Lasara.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3744 <3>
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Cementerio Anahuac Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chavez Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavez Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chavez Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Lasara.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2882 <3>
    • San Luis Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Luis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Lasara.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6714 <3>

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

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

  • Los Angeles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Los Angeles is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Havana
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Havana is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Hidalgo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Red Gate ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Gate.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Gate, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Gate.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Red Gate:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Gate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Red Gate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.