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 China Grove (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 China Grove. 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.
Name Variations for China Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for China Grove: China Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named China Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for China Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
China Grove is located in Bexar 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 Bexar County: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near China Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to China Grove:
- Bexar County (The home county of China Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
- Martinez
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Boldtville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boldtville is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
- Sayers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Fort Sam Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Saint Hedwig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Windcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Terrell Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
- Airport City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Alamo Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
- Espey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Leming
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Verdi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- Poteet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lytle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Pleasanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
- Bracken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Garden Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- 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
- Solms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Dittlinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Jentsch Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Landa Park Highlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Braunfels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Freiheit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freiheit is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
- Zuehl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Haeckerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- New Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Santa Clara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Sweet Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Hilda Siding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Muehlsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Jakes Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
- Morrison Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
- Nolte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolte
- Medina County
- LaCoste
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- LaCoste is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- LaCoste has also been known as:
- La Coste
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <1>
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Kicaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Saspamco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Graytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Calaveras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- La Vernia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canada Verde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Loire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loire is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
- Sutherland Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Floresville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alum
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to China Grove, see our County-by-County Page for China Grove.
Cemeteries Near China Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of China Grove.
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 China Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for China Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
- Meadowlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Cover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- The Eastview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southern Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3350 <2>
- Cantu Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delgado Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- San Lorenzo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Juan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Borrego Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hermano Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- San Pedro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Antonio National 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 China Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of China Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from China Grove, with the one closest to China Grove listed first.
- Sayers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bergs Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
- Saint Hedwig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmendorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- San Antonio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kicaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Earle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earle is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Wetmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calaveras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Cibolo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Withers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Withers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
- La Vernia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around China Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around China Grove.
Newspapers Published in China Grove ...
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 247 newspapers that have been published in the area around China Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of China Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for China Grove.
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 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 China Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bexar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Comal County
- Guadalupe County
- Medina County
- Wilson 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> | 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 China Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- China Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |