Our Genealogy Helper
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 Carpenter (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 Carpenter. 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 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.
Carpenter is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Atascosa, Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe & Karnes.
Below are the counties that are near Carpenter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carpenter:
- Wilson County (The home county of Carpenter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- La Vernia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kicaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- Sutherland Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Saspamco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Canada Verde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Graytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Alum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
- Nockenut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- Floresville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Caddo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Espey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Verdi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Black Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
- Leming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Saint Hedwig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Sayers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- China Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Martinez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Boldtville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boldtville is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Airport City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Elmendorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cibolo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Schertz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Comal
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Corbyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bracken
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Solms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Garden Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Dittlinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Jentsch Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- New Braunfels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Landa Park Highlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Freiheit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Freiheit is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
- Gruene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Preiss Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Dewville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Zuehl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- New Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Sweet Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Haeckerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Jakes Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Santa Clara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Muehlsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Dugger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
- Hilda Siding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Morrison Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
- Nolte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolte
- Karnes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Pawelekville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
- Falls City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gillett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carpenter, see our County-by-County Page for Carpenter.
Cemeteries Near Carpenter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carpenter.
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 Carpenter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carpenter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- La Vernia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cantu Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rector Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concrete Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sayers.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden of Memory
- Salem - Sayers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173544 <3>
- Cover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- San Lorenzo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kempin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Achterburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Holbrecht Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffmann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Carpenter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carpenter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carpenter, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Saint Hedwig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kicaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- La Vernia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sayers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- New Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Sutherland Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Calaveras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmendorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cibolo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kirby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bergs Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Floresville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carpenter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carpenter.
Newspapers Published in Carpenter ...
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 215 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carpenter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carpenter, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carpenter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Carpenter:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Bexar County
- Comal County
- Gonzales County
- Guadalupe County
- Karnes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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- Carpenter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Carpenter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |