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 West Sinton (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 West Sinton. 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 West Sinton ...
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 West Sinton: W. Sinton
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
West Sinton is located in San Patricio 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 San Patricio County: Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces & Refugio.
Below are the counties that are near West Sinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Sinton:
- San Patricio County (The home county of West Sinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sinton, with the one closest to West Sinton listed first.
- Edroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan Farm is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Farm
- Morgan Farm has also been known as:
- Morgan Farm Colonia
- Odem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Odem is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <1>
- San Patricio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Del Sol - Loma Linda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Del Sol - Loma Linda is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sol - Loma Linda
- Sinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rancho Chico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rancho Chico is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Chico
- Mathis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vahlsing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing
- Lakeside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Edgewater - Paisano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
- Bee County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sinton, with the one closest to West Sinton listed first.
- Tynan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skidmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clareville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clareville is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
- Blue Berry Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
- Beeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blanconia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanconia is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
- Former names for Blanconia:
- Dark Corners
- Pull Tight
- Jim Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sinton, with the one closest to West Sinton listed first.
- Sandia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Casa Blanca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Pernitas Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
- K-Bar Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
- Orange Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Alfred - South La Paloma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Water City Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
- Water City Estates has also been known as:
- Water City Estates Colonia
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
- Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sinton, with the one closest to West Sinton listed first.
- Dinero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mikeska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
- Nueces County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sinton, with the one closest to West Sinton listed first.
- Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calallen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bluntzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- North San Pedro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North San Pedro is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Pedro
- Robstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Viola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Banquete
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden - Terra Verde
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rancho Banquete
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
- La Paloma - Lost Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Agua Dulce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corpus Christi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Refugio County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sinton, with the one closest to West Sinton listed first.
- Black Point ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Black Point is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
- Woodsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Refugio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Sinton, see our County-by-County Page for West Sinton.
Cemeteries Near West Sinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Sinton.
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 West Sinton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Sinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Sinton, with the one closest to West Sinton listed first.
- Edroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old San Patricio Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Odem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3488 <2>
- San Pedro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sinton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sinton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Sinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1076319 <2>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Ranch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Papalote Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Descanso Eterno Cemetery No. 2
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eternal Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heaven's Acre Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (64 more) ...
- Descanso Eterno Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tom Mathis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Papalote Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find West Sinton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Sinton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Sinton, with the one closest to West Sinton listed first.
- San Patricio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Sinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Papalote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Papalote is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
- Mathis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skidmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Viola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Banquete
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lagarto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lagarto is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto
- Nueces
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nueces is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nueces
- Agua Dulce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corpus Christi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Gregory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Driscoll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Sinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Sinton.
Newspapers Published in West Sinton ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Sinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Sinton, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Sinton.
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 West Sinton:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to San Patricio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bee County
- Jim Wells County
- Live Oak County
- Nueces County
- Refugio 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> | 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 West Sinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Sinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |