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 Ridge Road Colonia (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 Ridge Road Colonia. 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 Ridge Road Colonia ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ridge Road Colonia: Ridge Rd. 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 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.
Ridge Road Colonia 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 Ridge Road Colonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridge Road Colonia:
- Hidalgo County (The home county of Ridge Road Colonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Road Colonia, with the one closest to Ridge Road Colonia listed first.
- Pharr
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McAllen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- San Juan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plumosa Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plumosa Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumosa Village
- Plumosa Village has also been known as:
- Plumosa Village Colonia
- Citriana Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Lopezville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lopezville is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopezville
- Campo Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Campo Alto is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Alto
- Southside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Southside Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Village
- Southside Village has also been known as:
- Southside Village Colonia
- North Alamo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alamo
- North Alamo Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Alamo Village is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alamo Village
- North Alamo Village has also been known as:
- North Alamo Village Colonia
- Granjeno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granjeno is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granjeno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Hidalgo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Road Colonia, with the one closest to Ridge Road Colonia listed first.
- Bixby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bixby is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Longoria Townsite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Longoria Townsite is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longoria Townsite
- Longoria Townsite has also been known as:
- Longoria Townsite Colonia
- North La Feria Village
(22 miles [35.4 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
- 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
- Solis
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Arroyo Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arroyo Alto is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Alto
- Grand Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
- La Feria North
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- La Feria North is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria North
- La Feria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Santa Maria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Santa Rosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Windsong Village
(23 miles [37 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
- Bluetown - Iglesia Antigua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Starr County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Road Colonia, with the one closest to Ridge Road Colonia 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
- 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
- La Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- La Victoria is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
- 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
- Willacy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Road Colonia, with the one closest to Ridge Road Colonia listed first.
- Lasara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zapata Ranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyford South
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridge Road Colonia, see our County-by-County Page for Ridge Road Colonia.
Cemeteries Near Ridge Road Colonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridge Road Colonia.
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 Ridge Road Colonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridge Road Colonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridge Road Colonia, with the one closest to Ridge Road Colonia listed first.
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- San Juan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Roselawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Piedad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pharr Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palm Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Granjeno Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granjeno Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Granjeno Cemetery is located in Granjeno.
- Hidalgo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hidalgo Cemetery is located in Hidalgo.
- The Hidalgo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hidalgo City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2313151 <2>
- Capota Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (58 more) ...
- Eli Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eli Jackson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Hidalgo.
- The Eli Jackson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eli Jackson - Brewster Cemetery
- Jackson - Brewster Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650696 <2>
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brewster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Ridge Road Colonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridge Road Colonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridge Road Colonia, with the one closest to Ridge Road Colonia listed first.
- Hidalgo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Havana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Santa Maria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Los Angeles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Los Angeles is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridge Road Colonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridge Road Colonia.
Newspapers Published in Ridge Road Colonia ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridge Road Colonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridge Road Colonia, 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 Ridge Road Colonia.
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 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 Ridge Road Colonia:
- 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' (or 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- Ridge Road Colonia) 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 Ridge Road Colonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |