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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 Travis 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 Travis 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 Travis 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Travis Road Colonia: Travis 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Travis Road Colonia is located in Cameron 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 Cameron County: Hidalgo & Willacy.

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

  • Cameron County     (The home county of Travis Road Colonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Travis Road Colonia, with the one closest to Travis Road Colonia listed first.
    • Reid Hope King
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reid Hope King have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Hope King
      • Reid Hope King is located in Cameron County
      • Reid Hope King has also been known as:
      • Reid Hope King Colonia
    • Villa Pancho
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Pancho have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Pancho
      • Villa Pancho is located in Cameron County
      • Villa Pancho has also been known as:
      • Villa Pancho Colonia
    • South Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
      • South Point is located in Cameron County
      • South Point has also been known as:
      • South Point Colonia
    • Cameron Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Park
      • Cameron Park is located in Cameron County
      • Cameron Park has also been known as:
      • Cameron Park Colonia
    • Brownsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Del Mar Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Mar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar Heights
      • Del Mar Heights is located in Cameron County
      • Del Mar Heights has also been known as:
      • Del Mar Heights Colonia
    • Chula Vista - Orason
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista - Orason
      • Chula Vista - Orason is located in Cameron County
    • Los Fresnos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Fresnos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Fresnos
      • Los Fresnos is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Fresnos <2>
    • Olmito
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmito
      • Olmito is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmito <2>
    • Indian Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
      • Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Rancho Viejo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Viejo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Viejo
      • Rancho Viejo is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Viejo <2>
    • Boca Chica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Chica
      • Boca Chica is located in Cameron County
      • Former names for Boca Chica:
      • Kennedy Shores
      • Kopernik Shores
    • Bayview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Travis Road Colonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Travis 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.

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 Travis Road Colonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Santa Rosalia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosalia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosalia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Southmost Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southmost Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southmost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Soldiers Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zepeda Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zepeda Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zepeda Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of La Paloma.
  • San Benito City Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • San Benito Memorial Park Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Monte Meta Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monte Meta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monte Meta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • La Leona Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Leona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Leona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rio Hondo Community Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rio Hondo Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rio Hondo Community Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rio Hondo.
    • The Rio Hondo Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jack Carpenter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188890 <4>
  • Rio Hondo City Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Harlingan City Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland Memorial Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Memorial Park
      • The Ashland Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Loma Linda Cemetery
    • Los Omales Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Travis Road Colonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Travis Road Colonia.

  • Brownsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Travis 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Travis Road Colonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Travis Road Colonia, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Travis Road Colonia.

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 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 Travis Road Colonia:

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

The official website for Cameron County: www.co.cameron.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Travis Road Colonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Travis Road Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.9323, Longitude: -97.3933       In this case, the coordinates for Travis Road Colonia 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 Travis Road Colonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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