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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 Appelt Hill (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 Appelt Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Appelt Hill is located in Lavaca 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 Lavaca County: Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria & Wharton.

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

  • Lavaca County     (The home county of Appelt Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appelt Hill, with the one closest to Appelt Hill listed first.
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hallettsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Breslau
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Gleckler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Moravia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Sublime
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Komensky
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Wied
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
    • Moulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sweet Home
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ezzell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
    • Shiner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appelt Hill, with the one closest to Appelt Hill listed first.
    • Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Weimar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Rock Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Glidden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
    • Hillcrest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Columbus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Altair
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Alleyton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appelt Hill, with the one closest to Appelt Hill listed first.
    • Yoakum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Terryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Hochheim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appelt Hill, with the one closest to Appelt Hill listed first.
    • Schulenburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Engle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
    • Praha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Freyburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Flatonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hostyn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • Muldoon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Colony is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Ellinger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Joiner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • La Grange
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appelt Hill, with the one closest to Appelt Hill listed first.
    • Kokernot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Glaze City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
    • Waelder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
  • Jackson County
    • Morales
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales

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

Cemeteries Near Appelt Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Appelt Hill.

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 Appelt Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mikeska Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hallettsville City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallettsville City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hallettsville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
    • The Hallettsville City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641455 <2>
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jewish Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallettsville.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vsetin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pagel Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Old County Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Obelgoner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Appelt Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Appelt Hill.

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

  • Kinkler
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Hallettsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Breslau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Gleckler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Moravia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Sublime
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Witting
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Witting is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
  • Williamsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Wied
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Engle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
    • High Hill ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • High Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Praha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot

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

Newspapers Published in Appelt Hill ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Appelt Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Appelt Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Appelt Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Appelt Hill:

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 Appelt Hill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Appelt Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.