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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 Carmine (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 Carmine. 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 doctors and 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.

Carmine is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee & Washington.

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Carmine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carmine, with the one closest to Carmine listed first.
    • Round Top
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ledbetter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Warrenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Walhalla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Nechanitz
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Roznov
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Warda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Fayetteville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Halsted
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Joiner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • La Grange
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carmine, with the one closest to Carmine listed first.
    • Shelby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Industry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bleiblerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Wehdem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • New Ulm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Bellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckhorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Cat Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carmine, with the one closest to Carmine listed first.
    • Paige
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Smithville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carmine, with the one closest to Carmine listed first.
    • Birch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Somerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenstat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Lyons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Deanville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Caldwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Clay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Snook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carmine, with the one closest to Carmine listed first.
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Frelsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Hillcrest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carmine, with the one closest to Carmine listed first.
    • Giddings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dime Box
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loebau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Lincoln
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Dime Box
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Fedor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanglewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carmine, with the one closest to Carmine listed first.
    • La Bahia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Burton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greenvine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Rehburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Wesley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Gay Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Quarry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Brenham
      (17 miles [27.4 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>
    • Independence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chappell Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Whitman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman

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

Cemeteries Near Carmine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carmine.

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

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

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

  • Carmine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sternberg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hartstack Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Richter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Becker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaeger - Witte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • White Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Weyand Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burkhardt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • Broesche Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Schumann Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • La Bahia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
  • Round Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Burton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ledbetter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waldeck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
  • Greenvine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
  • Walhalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Warrenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Latium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Latium is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
  • Nechanitz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mill Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Wesley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Warda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Carmine ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carmine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carmine, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carmine.

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 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 Carmine:

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