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 Robinette (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 Robinette. 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 Robinette ...

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.

Robinette has also been known as: Robinette 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.

Robinette is located in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County: Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Starr & Willacy.

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

• Hidalgo County     (The home county of Robinette)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Robinette, with the one closest to Robinette listed first.
  • Southside Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Village
    • Southside Village is located in Hidalgo County
    • Southside Village has also been known as:
    • Southside Village Colonia
  • Plumosa Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumosa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumosa Village
    • Plumosa Village is located in Hidalgo County
    • Plumosa Village has also been known as:
    • Plumosa Village Colonia
  • South Alamo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alamo
    • South Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Alamo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
  • San Juan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
    • San Juan is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <2>
  • Scissors
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scissors have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissors
    • Scissors is located in Hidalgo County
  • Campo Alto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Alto
    • Campo Alto is located in Hidalgo County
  • Citriana Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citriana Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citriana Village
    • Citriana Village is located in Hidalgo County
    • Citriana Village has also been known as:
    • Citriana Village Colonia
  • North Alamo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Alamo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alamo
    • North Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Donna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
    • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <2>
  • North Alamo Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Alamo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alamo Village
    • North Alamo Village is located in Hidalgo County
    • North Alamo Village has also been known as:
    • North Alamo Village Colonia
  • Pharr
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
    • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <2>
  • Hidalgo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
    • Hidalgo is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <2>
• Cameron County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Robinette, with the one closest to Robinette listed first.
  • Bixby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
    • Bixby is located in Cameron County
  • Longoria Townsite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longoria Townsite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longoria Townsite
    • Longoria Townsite is located in Cameron County
    • Longoria Townsite has also been known as:
    • Longoria Townsite Colonia
  • North La Feria Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Feria Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Feria Village
    • North La Feria Village is located in Cameron County
    • North La Feria Village has also been known as:
    • North La Feria Village Colonia
  • Ratamosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratamosa
    • Ratamosa is located in Cameron County
    • Ratamosa has also been known as:
    • Ratamosa Colonia
  • Santa Maria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
    • Santa Maria is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <2>
  • Solis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solis
    • Solis is located in Cameron County
    • Solis has also been known as:
    • Solis Colonia
  • Arroyo Alto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arroyo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Alto
    • Arroyo Alto is located in Cameron County
  • Bluetown - Iglesia Antigua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluetown - Iglesia Antigua
    • Bluetown - Iglesia Antigua is located in Cameron County
  • La Feria North
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria North
    • La Feria North is located in Cameron County
  • La Feria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria
    • La Feria is located in Cameron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Feria <2>
  • Bluetown
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluetown
    • Bluetown is located in Cameron County
    • Bluetown has also been known as:
    • Blue Town
    • Bluetown Colonia
  • Grand Acres
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Acres
    • Grand Acres is located in Cameron County
  • Windsong Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsong Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Village
    • Windsong Village is located in Cameron County
    • Windsong Village has also been known as:
    • Windsong Village Colonia
• Willacy County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Robinette, with the one closest to Robinette listed first.
  • Zapata Ranch
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zapata Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata Ranch
    • Zapata Ranch is located in Willacy County
    • Zapata Ranch has also been known as:
    • Zapata Ranch Colonia
  • Sebastian
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
    • Sebastian is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastian <2>
  • Lasara
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasara
    • Lasara is located in Willacy County
    • Lasara has also been known as:
    • La Sara
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lasara <2>
  • Lyford South
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyford South. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford South
    • Lyford South is located in Willacy County
    • Lyford South has also been known as:
    • Lyford South Colonia
  • Lyford
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford
    • Lyford is located in Willacy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyford <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Robinette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robinette.

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

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

• San Juan Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
• Pharr Memorial Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pharr Memorial Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pharr Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Brewster Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Joseph Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Eli Jackson Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eli Jackson Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eli Jackson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the west 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 <4>
• Jackson Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Old Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Webber Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webber Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Capota Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capota Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Asadores Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asadores Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asadores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Donna City Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donna City Cemetery
  • The Donna City Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Donna Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #323371 <4>
• Guadalupe Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (57 more) ...
  • Hidalgo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Palm Valley Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Valley Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989873 <4>
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6474 <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.<6>

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

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

• Hidalgo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Hidalgo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <2>
• Santa Maria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
  • Santa Maria is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <2>
• Havana
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Hidalgo County

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

Newspapers Published in Robinette ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robinette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robinette, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robinette.

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 websites either 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 Robinette:

• 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 Hidalgo County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Cameron County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
  • Willacy 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 Hidalgo County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Texas

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

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