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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 Engle (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 Engle. 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 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.

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

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Engle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engle, with the one closest to Engle listed first.
    • Praha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Freyburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
    • Flatonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Schulenburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Muldoon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldoon
      • Muldoon is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldoon <2>
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Hostyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
    • Cistern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
      • Cistern is located in Fayette County
      • Former names for Cistern:
      • Cockrell's Hill
      • Milton
      • Whiteside's Prairie
    • Stellar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
      • Stellar is located in Fayette County
    • Plum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
      • Plum is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
    • La Grange
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engle, with the one closest to Engle listed first.
    • Kovar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Jeddo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
    • Togo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
    • Smithville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <2>
    • Rosanky
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Upton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
  • Caldwell County
    • Delhi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engle, with the one closest to Engle listed first.
    • Oakland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Weimar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bielau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Borden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Glidden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
    • Columbus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rock Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Frelsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engle, with the one closest to Engle listed first.
    • Yoakum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pearl City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Hochheim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engle, with the one closest to Engle listed first.
    • Waelder
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kokernot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Sandy Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
    • Glaze City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Gonzales
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Harwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Engle, with the one closest to Engle listed first.
    • Moravia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Komensky
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Breslau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Moulton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallettsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wied
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Sublime
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
      • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <2>
    • Shiner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweet Home
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Ezzell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
  • Lee County
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
      • Serbin is located in Lee County

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

Newspapers Published in Engle ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Engle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Engle, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Engle.

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 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 Engle:

Cemeteries Near Engle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Engle.

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

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

  • Criswell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Criswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Criswell Cemetery
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzgerald Cemetery
  • Pine Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Springs Cemetery
  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavonic Cemetery
  • Old High Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old High Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Schulenburg.
    • The Old High Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • High Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old High Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5765 <4>
  • Old Flatonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Flatonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Flatonia Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pin Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pin Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Black Jack Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pin Oak Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Castleman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castleman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Baursville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baursville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baursville Cemetery
    • Kaase Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaase Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Praha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha is located in Fayette County
    • Praha has also been known as:
    • Hottentot
  • High Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Freyburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
  • Flatonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Moravia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
  • Gleckler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleckler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
  • Swiss Alp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
    • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
  • O'Quinn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
    • O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
  • Breslau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
  • Muldoon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldoon
    • Muldoon is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldoon <2>
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
  • Moulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Ammannsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
      • Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
    • Colony
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Fayette County

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

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Engle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Engle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6811, Longitude: -97.0092    
<4>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.
<5>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 Engle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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