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 River Creek Acres (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 River Creek Acres. 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 River Creek Acres ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for River Creek Acres: River Crk. Acres (or less commonly used: River Ck. Acres or River Cr. Acres)
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 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.
River Creek Acres is located in Live Oak 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 Live Oak County: Atascosa, Bee, Duval, Jim Wells, Karnes, McMullen & San Patricio.
Below are the counties that are near River Creek Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Creek Acres:
- Live Oak County (The home county of River Creek Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Creek Acres, with the one closest to River Creek Acres listed first.
- Mikeska
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
- George West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dinero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ike is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Three Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
- Whitsett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bee County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Creek Acres, with the one closest to River Creek Acres listed first.
- Clareville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clareville is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
- Blue Berry Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
- Beeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mineral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tynan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Skidmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Normanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tuleta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pettus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tulsita
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tulsita is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
- Jim Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Creek Acres, with the one closest to River Creek Acres listed first.
- Pernitas Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
- Sandia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- K-Bar Ranch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
- Casa Blanca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Westdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Orange Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alfred - South La Paloma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
- McMullen County
- Calliham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nueces County
- Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Patricio County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Creek Acres, with the one closest to River Creek Acres listed first.
- Lakeshore Gardens - Hidden Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater - Paisano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Paisano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
- Paisano has also been known as:
- Paisano Park Colonia
- Paisano Park
- Mathis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vahlsing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing
- San Patricio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Creek Acres, see our County-by-County Page for River Creek Acres.
Cemeteries Near River Creek Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Creek Acres.
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 River Creek Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Creek Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Creek Acres, with the one closest to River Creek Acres listed first.
- Gussettville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Gussettville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. George Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Balania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clareville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lagarto Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Pedro Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Latham Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- The Latham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anna Rose Cemetery
- Ramirena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283073 <3>
- Ray Point Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ray Point Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ray Point.
- Continue List (45 more) ...
- Holubec Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Simmons Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cenizo Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 River Creek Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Creek Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Creek Acres, with the one closest to River Creek Acres listed first.
- La Para
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Para is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lagarto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lagarto is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto
- Mathis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mineral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Skidmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pettus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- San Patricio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Papalote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Papalote is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Creek Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Creek Acres.
Newspapers Published in River Creek Acres ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Creek Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Creek Acres, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Creek Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 River Creek Acres:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Live Oak County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bee County
- Jim Wells County
- McMullen County
- Nueces County
- San Patricio 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- River Creek Acres) 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 River Creek Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |