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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 Alleyton (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 Alleyton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Alleyton is located in Colorado 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 Colorado County: Austin, Fayette, Lavaca & Wharton.

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

  • Colorado County     (The home county of Alleyton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alleyton, with the one closest to Alleyton listed first.
    • Columbus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ramsey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ramsey
      • From Alleyton to Ramsey
    • Glidden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Altair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
      • Altair is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <1>
    • Frelsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Borden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Borden
      • From Alleyton to Borden
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
    • Boedecker Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Matthews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Bielau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Bielau
      • From Alleyton to New Bielau
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alleyton, with the one closest to Alleyton listed first.
    • New Ulm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cat Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
      • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <1>
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
    • Industry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <1>
    • Millheim
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millheim
      • From Alleyton to Millheim
    • Sealy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bleiblerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <1>
    • Bellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shelby
      • From Alleyton to Shelby
    • San Felipe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Frydek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Wallis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kenney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <1>
  • Fayette County
  • Fort Bend County
    • Simonton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton
      • Simonton is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simonton <1>
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alleyton, with the one closest to Alleyton listed first.
    • Sublime
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
      • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <1>
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hackberry
      • From Alleyton to Hackberry
  • Waller County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alleyton, with the one closest to Alleyton listed first.
    • Wesley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Greenvine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenvine
      • From Alleyton to Greenvine
  • Wharton County

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

Cemeteries Near Alleyton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alleyton.

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

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

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 Alleyton had a population of 351 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mentz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
    • Mentz is located in Colorado County
  • Ramsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ramsey
    • From Alleyton to Ramsey
  • Glidden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Altair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
    • Altair is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <1>
  • Frelsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • New Ulm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cat Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
    • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <1>
  • Borden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Borden
    • From Alleyton to Borden
  • Ellinger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Industry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <1>
    • Millheim
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millheim
      • From Alleyton to Millheim
    • Nelsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Austin County

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

Newspapers Published in Alleyton ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alleyton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alleyton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alleyton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Alleyton:

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

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Alleyton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alleyton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7088, Longitude: -96.4869    
<5>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.
<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 Alleyton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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