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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 XX Farms 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 XX Farms 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.

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.

XX Farms Colonia is located in Cameron 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 Cameron County: Hidalgo & Willacy.

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

  • Cameron County     (The home county of XX Farms Colonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from XX Farms Colonia, with the one closest to XX Farms Colonia listed first.
    • Arroyo City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Arroyo City is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo City
    • Arroyo Gardens - La Tina Ranch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rio Hondo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lozano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Villa del Sol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Villa del Sol is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa del Sol
      • Villa del Sol has also been known as:
      • Villa del Sol Colonia
    • Arroyo Colorado Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arroyo Colorado Estates is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Colorado Estates
      • Arroyo Colorado Estates has also been known as:
      • Arroyo Colorado Estates Colonia
    • Lasana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lasana is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasana
      • Lasana has also been known as:
      • Lasana Colonia
    • Green Valley Farms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
      • Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
      • Green Valley Farms Colonia
    • Laureles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Laureles is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureles
    • Bayview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Combes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Combes is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
      • Combes has also been known as:
      • Combes Colonia
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <1>
    • Harlingen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • San Benito
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hidalgo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from XX Farms Colonia, with the one closest to XX Farms Colonia listed first.
    • Heidelberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Heidelberg is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • La Villa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • La Villa is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
    • Indian Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Mercedes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Edcouch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mila Doce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mila Doce is located in Hidalgo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mila Doce
    • Monte Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Willacy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from XX Farms Colonia, with the one closest to XX Farms Colonia listed first.
    • Santa Monica
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Santa Monica is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
    • Willamar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Willamar is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamar
    • San Perlita
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Mansfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lyford South
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lyford South is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford South
      • Lyford South has also been known as:
      • Lyford South Colonia
    • Sebastian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lyford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Raymondville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Zapata Ranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Zapata Ranch is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zapata Ranch
      • Zapata Ranch has also been known as:
      • Zapata Ranch Colonia
    • Los Angeles Subdivision
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ranchette Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ranchette Estates is located in Willacy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchette Estates
      • Ranchette Estates has also been known as:
      • Ranchette Estates Colonia
    • Lasara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near XX Farms Colonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of XX Farms 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.

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 XX Farms Colonia - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for XX Farms Colonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cavazos Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavazos Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cavazos Family Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast of San Perlita.
    • The Cavazos Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sabino Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2492338 <3>
  • La Leona Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • La Jarita Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanquesitos Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanquesitos Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tanquesitos Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Santa Monica.
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rio Hondo Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <3>
  • Las Rucias Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Noyola Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rio Hondo City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Los Omales Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Memorial Park
    • The Ashland Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Loma Linda Cemetery
  • Monte Meta Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...

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

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

  • Santa Maria
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownsville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in XX Farms 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around XX Farms Colonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of XX Farms Colonia, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for XX Farms Colonia.

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 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 XX Farms Colonia:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- XX Farms Colonia) 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 XX Farms Colonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.