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  Handbook of Texas Online: GOLIAD COUNTY
Goliad, one of the oldest settlements in Texas, is the county seat and largest town.
Goliad County, one of the original counties of Texas, was established in 1836, organized in 1837, and named for the vast Mexican Municipality of Goliad.
The population of Goliad County grew slowly to 5,910 in 1890 and to 8,310 and 9,909 in 1900 and 1910, respectively, a result of increased foreign immigration.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/hcg6.html   (4876 words)

  
 GOLIAD - LoveToKnow Article on GOLIAD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
, an unincorporated village and the county-seat of Goliad county, Texas, U.S.A., on the N. bank of the San Antonio river, 85 m.
The name Goliad, probably an anagram of the name of the Mexican patriot Hidalgo (1753-1811), was first used about 1829.
Goliad was nearly destroyed by a tornado on the 19th of May 1903.
www.1911ency.org /G/GO/GOLIAD.htm   (173 words)

  
 Goliad County Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Goliad County is on the Coastal Plain twenty-five miles inland from Copano Bay in Southeast Texas.
Goliad County, FIPSCODE 48175, is the 189th largest of the 254 counties in Texas, with an estimated population of 6,928 in 2000.
The county's population was 5,980 in 1990 and 6,928 in 2000, an increase of 948.
community.tded.state.tx.us /counties/county.cfm?CFIP=48175&COUNTYname=GOLIAD   (770 words)

  
 Goliad County Groundwater Conservation District Management Plan
Goliad County is located over the recharge area of the Evangeline and Chicot segment of the Gulf Coast Aquifer.
The District (county) is bounded on the north by DeWitt County, on the east by Victoria County, on the south by Refugio County, and on the west by Bee County and Karnes County.
Goliad County does not agree with the Region L projection that the County population will begin to decline after the year 2030.
www.goliad.org /county_groundwater_mgmt_plan.html   (3427 words)

  
 Goliad, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Goliad is located on the San Antonio River in South Texas at the intersection of US Highway 183 and 59.
Goliad's courthouse, along with the 19th and early 20th century structures surrounding it was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
The saddest page of Texas history, the Goliad Massacre, which was the largest single loss of life in the cause of Texas Independance occurred here.
www.accd.edu /pac/history/rhines/StudentProjects/2000/Goliad/Goliad.htm   (1697 words)

  
 Recycling Roads - CCPC of Texas - Goliad County Solves Basic Problem with Simple Solution
There were several options for repair, including removal and replacement of the base and asphalt surface, patching soft spots, or recycling the entire base and pavement with portland cement, a more durable and economical repair technique.
Goliad County doesn't have a rotary mixer, so their experienced motor-grader operator did all the blending and mixing.
Bad weather and holidays prevented the county from shaping and crowning the road for several days, but Long felt that the situation did not cause a problem.
www.recyclingroads.org /articles/goliad.htm   (558 words)

  
 Texas Cooperative Extension, Goliad County, Agriculture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Goliad County consists of 551,040 acres of land with 90 percent of this acreage being used as rangeland for livestock production.
To serve as a non-profit organization in improving and/or maintaining wildlife populations in Goliad County for the future.
The Goliad County Livestock Producers Organization was created to support and promote the livestock industry of this area.
agfacts.tamu.edu /D11/Goliad/AG   (289 words)

  
 GOLIAD - Online Information article about GOLIAD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
War of Liberation Goliad was garrisoned by a small force of Mexicans, who surrendered to the Texans in See also:
Anna began his advance against the Texan posts, Goliad was occupied by a force of about 350 Americans under See also:
Goliad was nearly destroyed by a See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /GOA_GRA/GOLIAD.html   (403 words)

  
 Goliad on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
South Texas town of Goliad feeling brunt of moving floodwaters.
Goliad County wants airpark to be foreign trade zone.
Goliad County, Texas-area groundwater officials plan rehearing for agency.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Goliad.asp   (383 words)

  
 Genealogy-Goliad County, Texas Family History and Genealogy
Goliad County, Texas being a historically significant landmark has allowed it to be the study of many historians, researchers, and the like.
Several of these counties were formed from Goliad County and may have documentation you are in need of.
Victoria, the county seat, is a regional hub for historical and genealogical research.
www.rootsweb.com /~txgoliad   (803 words)

  
 Goliad, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Goliad is located at the crossroads of Highways 59 and 77A/183 (the gateway to Mexico or the beaches of the Gulf Coast).
The historic town of Goliad is the third oldest municipality in the state and a place forever remembered in the pages of Texas history.
Goliad was the smallest town in Texas to be selected for the Main Street Program in 1984, and the Courthouse Square Historic District is one of the most complete examples of early Texas settlements.
www.pvahec.org /goliad.html   (669 words)

  
 County Flags of Texas, Goliad County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
While Goliad County does not have an official flag, both the City and the County of Goliad have traditionally flown the "Bloody Arm" flag of the Texas Revolution.
This flag is white and bears as its charge a human arm severed at the shoulder, with a long sword clench in its hand, all in red.
Another flag present at the Battle of Goliad was that designed by Joanna Troutman, carried by Georgia volunteers.
members.aol.com /txflags/goliad.html   (201 words)

  
 County of Goliad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Communities located in Goliad County are Ander, Berlair (78107), Charco, Fannin (77960), Goliad (77963), Kilgore, Riverdale, Sarco, Schroeder, Weesatche (77993), and Weser.
Goliad is of the three oldest municipalities in Texas.
Goliad's third courthouse and second on this site became a recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1976.
www.goliadcogovt.org   (138 words)

  
 Goliad County, Texas (TX) @USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Goliad County is a county located in the state of Texas.
Goliad is named for the Mexican Municipality of Goliad.
Texas : Localities : B : Berclair Texas : Localities : C : Charco Texas : Localities : F : Fannin Texas : Localities : G : Goliad Texas : Counties : Goliad : Society and Culture Texas : Metro Areas : Victoria Texas : Localities : W : Weesatche
www.at-usa.com /Texas/Counties/Goliad   (202 words)

  
 SEDGWICK.ORG - Edward Sedgwick (abt 1817 - ??)
When they moved to Goliad County, Texas, they are believed to have lived near Berclair, about fifteen miles northeast of Beeville.
When her husband died, she returned to Atascosa Co. Edward and Emma died in Goliad County and are said to be buried in a small cemetery in the country.
Daniel died in southeast Texas, a town called Sealy, it is said, but I have not found any trace of him in that area; likely he had no gravestone as the family at that time was quite poor.
www.sedgwick.org /na/families/edward1817/sedgwick-edward1817.html   (1081 words)

  
 Migrants swarm Goliad County (Texas)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Not so noticeable are the mats or tarps discarded in the beds of the 50 or so trucks; they were used by undocumented immigrants to hide underneath on their journey north.
Historic Goliad County, 200 miles from the border, again finds itself at the center of a war — not against the Mexican army, but against undocumented immigrant smuggling.
The county sits at a crossroads of two major highways: U.S. 59 and alternate U.S. As a result, the ranchers said, immigrants are dropped off there to trespass on ranches until they are picked up for the second half of their journey.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1421916/posts   (2456 words)

  
 Goliad County Chamber of Commerce Texas Goliad County
Goliad County Chamber of Commerce Texas Goliad County
The Goliad County Chamber of Commerce will promote member businesses, quality of life and general economic growth of Goliad County.
Information 1-800-848-8674 The Goliad County Chamber of Commerce will promote member businesses, quality of life and general economic growth of Goliad County.
valuecom.com /acclaim/Texas/County_or_City_Guides/Goliad_County_Chamber_of_Commerce.html   (99 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Horizon Industries Ltd. Completes Acquisition of the 272 Acre Stewart Lease Package   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
"Goliad County has proven to be a successful location for finding undiscovered reservoirs, and early seismic testing over the Stewart Lease indicates the existence of at least three and up to five untested Yegua anomalies."
Stewart is a 272 acre lease package located in Goliad County, Texas, within the Jobar field.
Horizon currently has production from the Whatley #1 well in San Patricio County, Texas, a 100 percent working interest in the Stewart Lease in Goliad County, Texas, as well as, a 20 percent working interest in the Manahuilla Creek Prospect in Goliad County, Texas.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=81442   (519 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Goliad County, Tex.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
Texas Republic Senate from District of Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales, and Travis, 1841-42, 1842-44;
secretary of state of Texas, 1849-51; district judge in Texas, 1854-56; died in office 1856.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/TX/GL.html   (548 words)

  
 Cemeteries of Goliad County Texas
This is an ongoing research effort to document the identification and/or locations of cemeteries and gravesites in Goliad County, Texas.
The Tombstone Transcription Project-Texas-Goliad County, is a USGenWeb Project repository of Texas cemetery transcriptions.
AP OF ocated on the North side of Highway 59, approximately 1 mile east of the town of Fannin, Goliad County, Texas.
www.rootsweb.com /~txgoliad/Cemetery/txgoliadcemeteries.htm   (435 words)

  
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Shipman married Margaretta Kelly on September 23, 1828, and subsequently settled on Oyster Creek in Fort Bend County.
In February 1838 Shipman received half a league and a labor in Harris County as a head of household and an army veteran.
By 1840 he owned 2,214 acres of land in Bexar County, an equal amount in Brazoria County, and 288 acres in Harris County.
www.cemetery.state.tx.us /pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=112   (595 words)

  
 zinserling - pafg02.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Caroline Johanna Praeger "Carrie" (Louis) was born on 2 Oct 1862 in Goliad, Goliad County, Texas.
Here in Goliad, Goliad County Texas, he met and married Caroline Johanna Praeger, the daughter of Louis and Louise Praeger, who was born in Goliad on October 2,1862.
They were married in Georgetown, Texas and daughters Frieda and Bertha were born there.
www.imt.net /~gedison/zinserling/pafg02.htm   (610 words)

  
 Goliad County Texas Courthouse Records
Goliad County, Texas documents are available on-line through CountyRecords.com.
Documents include all or part of the documents filed with the County Clerk or Recorder in the County for the period indicated below.
The Goliad County database is being updated weekly as new documents are filed.
www.countyrecords.com /crgoliad.html   (273 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Goliad, Texas (TX) (Goliad County) - (town) - Facts and Information
Goliad co., S Texas, 60 mi/97 km N of Corpus Christi, on the San Antonio R.; elev.
When Mex. troops advanced into Texas, Fannin evacuated Goliad with about 300 men but was overtaken.
After a hopeless battle, he surrendered to the Mexicans on March 20, 1836; a week later most of the prisoners were shot.
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/G/G03121-goliad.html   (257 words)

  
 TSR: Historical Markers Guide: Goliad County: Texas Independence Flagpole, Replica of   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
That declaration, drafted by staunch early patriots Philip Dimitt and Ira Ingram, and signed by 92 citizens and soldiers, was later suppressed as premature, but it forecast coming events.
A battle flag used 11 weeks earlier (and sometimes called "First Flag of Texas") lacked the support of a formal declaration of independence.
The Goliad flag also waved over an army--one in possession of fort at La Bahia.
www.texas-settlement.org /markers/goliad/38.html   (134 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - U.S. - Texas
Composed primarily of German-Texans from Comal County, Texas.
Provides access to indexed names, county of residence, and pension number of some 54,634 approved, rejected, and home pensions issued by the Texas government between 1899 and 1975.
An index to all of the applicants from Victoria County, Texas.
www.cyndislist.com /tx.htm   (4697 words)

  
 Goliad County, Texas Genealogical Records Information
Which includes Goliad County, Texas County Records, Goliad County, Texas History, Goliad County, Texas Facts, Goliad County, Texas Genealogical Addresses and websites related to Goliad County, Texas Genealogy in general.
Texas and U.S. Censuses, Birth, Marriage and Death Records, Court and Probate Records, Land Records, Military Records, Church and Cemetery Records, Tax Records, Immigration Records, Historical Newspapers, Family Trees, Family & Local Histories
OR maybe you have some free time and want to earn a little extra money running errands and helping someone in desperate need of a document in the local County courthouse, library, or archive, or maybe take a picture of a tombstone in a local cemetery or of a house across town.
www.mytexasgenealogy.com /tx_county/gol.htm   (781 words)

  
 Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Texas > Goliad County
Goliad County Courthouse - Goliad  Historic Courthouses in Texas
Goliad County, Texas  Index of Landmarks and Vanished Communities
1883 Pensioners on the Roll  Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hardin, Harrison, Hays, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill Counties
www.linkpendium.com /genealogy/USA/TX/Goliad   (230 words)

  
 Sedes Sapientiae: A Catholic Home Educators Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cause for the canonization of Father Jeoffrey Hartnett (Texas Catholic)
Texas in the life of St. Katharine Drexel (St. Anthony Messenger)
Texas Chisholm Trail, Western Trail, Goodnight-Loving Trail (Atlas of Texas)
www.seekwisdom.org /catholictexas.htm   (278 words)

  
 Goliad County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
MSEV has acquired a working interest in the Manahuilla Creek prospect in Goliad County, Texas.
Several fairly prolific fields have been discovered and exploited in Goliad County, the two most recent being the Jobar and Perdido Creek fields located approximately five miles north.
The Jobar field is located in a normal pressured Yegua sequence with bottom-hole pressures of 2,600 pounds per square inch at 5,400 feet.
www.micronenviro.com /goliad_county.htm   (386 words)

  
 =» Goliad County Homes for Sale & REALTOR® MLS Listings | Find Your Goliad County REALTOR® Here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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