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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 Cheapside (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 Cheapside. 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.

Cheapside is located in Gonzales 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 Gonzales County: Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca & Wilson.

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

  • Gonzales County     (The home county of Cheapside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheapside, with the one closest to Cheapside listed first.
    • Hamon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Glaze City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
    • Wrightsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
      • Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <2>
    • Cost
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
    • Kokernot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Smiley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gonzales
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bebe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
    • Oak Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Nixon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <2>
    • Leesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheapside, with the one closest to Cheapside listed first.
    • Hochheim
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
      • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
    • Westhoff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Edgar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Cuero
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Yoakum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Terryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
    • Yorktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Meyersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
      • Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <2>
    • Thomaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nordheim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim
      • Nordheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordheim <2>
  • Goliad County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheapside, with the one closest to Cheapside listed first.
    • Weser
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
      • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Ander
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
      • Ander is located in Goliad County
    • Weesatche
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheapside, with the one closest to Cheapside listed first.
    • Gillett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillett <2>
    • Ecleto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecleto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecleto
      • Ecleto is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecleto <2>
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flaccus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheapside, with the one closest to Cheapside listed first.
    • Shiner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Home
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <2>
    • Wied
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Moulton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Breslau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Komensky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Ezzell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Hallettsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Victoria County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheapside, with the one closest to Cheapside listed first.
    • Pandora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Wilson County
    • Caddo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
      • Caddo is located in Wilson County
    • Nockenut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nockenut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County

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

Newspapers Published in Cheapside ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheapside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheapside, 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 Cheapside.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cheapside:

Cemeteries Near Cheapside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheapside.

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

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

  • Bellview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rupert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Enon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Enon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Enon Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north of Gonzales.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Enon Cemetery
  • Lord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gates Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leissner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leissner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leissner Cemetery
  • Terrysville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrysville Cemetery
  • Sample Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Westhoff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westhoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westhoff Cemetery
  • Watson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelms Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cheapside had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Westhoff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Concrete
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concrete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
    • Concrete is located in DeWitt County
  • Hochheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
    • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
  • Hamon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
  • Edgar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
  • Wrightsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <2>
  • Cuero
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kokernot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
  • Smiley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Yoakum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gonzales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Stratton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in DeWitt County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shiner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Terryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Cheapside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheapside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2783, Longitude: -97.4033    
<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 Cheapside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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