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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 Fentress (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 Fentress. 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 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 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.

Fentress is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays & Travis.

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

  • Caldwell County     (The home county of Fentress)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fentress, with the one closest to Fentress listed first.
    • Prairie Lea
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
      • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <2>
    • Stairtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
    • Joliet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Joliet
      • From Fentress to Joliet
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Martindale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <2>
    • Maxwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <2>
    • Reedville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Luling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
    • Lockhart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Soda Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Seawillow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seawillow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
      • Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fentress, with the one closest to Fentress listed first.
    • Mustang Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
      • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
    • Bateman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeddo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeddo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jeddo
      • From Fentress to Jeddo
    • Cedar Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <2>
  • Bexar County
    • Cibolo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cibolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibolo
      • Cibolo is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cibolo <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cibolo
      • From Fentress to Cibolo
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fentress, with the one closest to Fentress listed first.
    • Hunter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Freiheit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freiheit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
      • Freiheit is located in Comal County
    • Gruene
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Royal Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
    • Thorn Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
    • Preiss Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preiss Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
      • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
    • First Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa Park Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
    • New Braunfels
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Second Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jentsch Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jentsch Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
      • Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
    • Third Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Gonzales County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fentress, with the one closest to Fentress listed first.
    • Staples
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weinert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weinert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weinert
      • From Fentress to Weinert
    • Redwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Galle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galle
      • From Fentress to Galle
    • Zorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Geronimo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lauback
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauback have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
    • Barbarosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbarosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
    • Seguin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clear Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
    • Camp Willow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fentress, with the one closest to Fentress listed first.
    • San Marcos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Goforth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mountain City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Buda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Flatrock Ford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hays
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Pioneer Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wimberley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodcreek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Driftwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fentress, with the one closest to Fentress listed first.
    • Creedmoor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creedmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
      • Creedmoor is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <2>
    • Carl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Travis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carl
      • From Fentress to Carl
    • Elroy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Manchaca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Onion Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
      • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
    • San Leanna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
      • San Leanna is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Pilot Knob
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Shady Hollow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fentress, with the one closest to Fentress listed first.
    • Nockenut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nockenut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nockenut
      • From Fentress to Nockenut
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Union
      • From Fentress to Union

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

Cemeteries Near Fentress ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fentress.

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

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

  • Pentress Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pentress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pentress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Juan #2 Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan #2 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Juan #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Lea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Isidora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isidora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isidora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Staples Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Staples African-American Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cliett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cliett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cliett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vogel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vogel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vogel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Koonsen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koonsen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koonsen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Fentress in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fentress.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Fentress ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fentress.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fentress, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fentress.

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 Fentress:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fentress. 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>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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fentress) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fentress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7559, Longitude: -97.7773    
<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 Fentress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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