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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 Berlin (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 Berlin. 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.

Berlin is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes & Lee.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Berlin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlin, with the one closest to Berlin listed first.
    • Brenham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • Gay Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Greenvine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Wesley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Burton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rehburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Quarry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Chappell Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • La Bahia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Whitman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlin, with the one closest to Berlin listed first.
    • New Wehdem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Bleiblerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kenney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Shelby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Industry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Buckhorn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Bellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • New Ulm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cat Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Millheim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlin, with the one closest to Berlin listed first.
    • Allen Farm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Millican
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellborn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Navasota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlin, with the one closest to Berlin listed first.
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Somerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Frenstat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Birch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Snook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Deanville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Caldwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooks Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlin, with the one closest to Berlin listed first.
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Frelsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Hillcrest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlin, with the one closest to Berlin listed first.
    • Carmine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Round Top
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Roznov
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Ledbetter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Walhalla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Fayetteville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nechanitz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Rutersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Ellinger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Halsted
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Joiner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlin, with the one closest to Berlin listed first.
    • Dime Box
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Dime Box
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Loebau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Giddings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berlin, with the one closest to Berlin listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Hempstead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pine Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Prairie View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fields Store
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store

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

Cemeteries Near Berlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berlin.

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 Berlin - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lehmann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Prairie Lea Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea Cemetery
    • The Prairie Lea Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brenham Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • HIC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Brenham Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham Masonic Cemetery
    • The Brenham Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yellow Fever Cemetery
  • Clear Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Weiss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Camptown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Struckmeyer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eichholt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Berlin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berlin.

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

  • Brenham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
  • Mill Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Greenvine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
  • Wesley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Phillipsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Gay Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
  • Burton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Latium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Latium is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
  • Welcome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Quarry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
  • Kenney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • La Bahia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Shelby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby

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

Newspapers Published in Berlin ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berlin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berlin, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berlin.

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 Berlin:

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>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 Berlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Berlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.