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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 Van Raub (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 Van Raub. 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 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.

Van Raub is located in Bexar 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 Bexar County: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina & Wilson.

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

  • Bexar County     (The home county of Van Raub)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Raub, with the one closest to Van Raub listed first.
    • Fair Oaks Ranch
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Ranch
      • Fair Oaks Ranch is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks Ranch <2>
    • Scenic Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Leon Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
      • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
    • Cross Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
      • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
    • Dominion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
      • Dominion is located in Bexar County
    • Grey Forest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
      • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
    • Timberwood Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
      • Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
    • Helotes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helotes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helotes
      • Helotes is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helotes <2>
    • Shavano Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shavano Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
      • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Hollywood Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Park
      • Hollywood Park is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood Park <2>
    • Hill Country Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
      • Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Castle Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hills
      • Castle Hills is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hills <2>
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Raub, with the one closest to Van Raub listed first.
    • Lakehills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakehills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehills
      • Lakehills is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakehills <2>
    • Pipe Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bandera Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
      • Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
    • Bandera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Raub, with the one closest to Van Raub listed first.
    • Twin Sisters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flugrath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
    • Blanco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Raub, with the one closest to Van Raub listed first.
    • Silver Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
      • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
    • Bulverde West ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
      • Bulverde West is located in Comal County
    • Honey Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
    • Anhalt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anhalt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
      • Anhalt is located in Comal County
    • Bulverde South ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
      • Bulverde South is located in Comal County
    • Bulverde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bulverde East ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulverde East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
      • Bulverde East is located in Comal County
    • Spring Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
      • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <2>
    • Smithson Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
      • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
    • Bracken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
      • Bracken is located in Comal County
    • Garden Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
      • Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
    • Valley View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Comal County
  • Gillespie County
    • Grapetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Raub, with the one closest to Van Raub listed first.
    • Northcliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
      • Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
    • Haeckerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haeckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
      • Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Raub, with the one closest to Van Raub listed first.
    • Boerne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bergheim
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergheim
      • Bergheim is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergheim <2>
    • Kreutzberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
      • Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
    • Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
      • Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
    • Nelson City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
      • Nelson City is located in Kendall County
    • Welfare
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
      • Welfare is located in Kendall County
    • Sisterdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Waring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
      • Kendalia is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendalia <2>
    • Comfort
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Comfort is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <2>
    • Bankersmith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
  • Kerr County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Raub, with the one closest to Van Raub listed first.
    • Center Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Verde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Van Raub, with the one closest to Van Raub listed first.
    • Mico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mico
      • Mico is located in Medina County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mico <2>
    • Rio Medina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Castroville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castroville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
      • Castroville is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <2>
    • LaCoste
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
      • LaCoste is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • LaCoste has also been known as:
      • La Coste
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Van Raub ...

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 225 newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Raub.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Van Raub, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Van Raub.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Van Raub:

Cemeteries Near Van Raub ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Van Raub.

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

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

  • Heidemann-Moreau Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heidemann Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Heidemann Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heidemann Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189550 <4>
  • Howard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Robles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robles Cemetery
  • Charles Cole Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charles Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles Cole Cemetery
  • Cole & Hugman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole & Hugman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole & Hugman Cemetery
  • Kruckemeyer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kruckemeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kruckemeyer Cemetery
  • Saur Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saur Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Wren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wren Cemetery
  • Mission Burial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Burial Park
  • Mission North Burial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission North Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission North Burial Park
  • Continue List   (141 more) ...
    • Lex Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lex Cemetery
    • Lenz Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenz Cemetery
    • Heimsath Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heimsath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heimsath Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Van Raub had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Leon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
    • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
  • Boerne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anhalt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anhalt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
    • Anhalt is located in Comal County
  • Robards
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
    • Robards is located in Bexar County
  • Welfare
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
    • Welfare is located in Kendall County
  • Sisterdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Spring Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
    • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <2>
  • Waring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wetmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendalia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
    • Kendalia is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendalia <2>
  • Smithson Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
    • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
  • Bracken
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Bracken is located in Comal County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • San Antonio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Comfort
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Comfort is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <2>
    • Selma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.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 '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- Van Raub) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Raub. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7297, Longitude: -98.6559       In this case, the coordinates for Van Raub 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Van Raub, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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