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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 Garwood (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 Garwood. 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.

Garwood is located in Colorado 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 Colorado County: Austin, Fayette, Lavaca & Wharton.

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

  • Colorado County     (The home county of Garwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garwood, with the one closest to Garwood listed first.
    • Boedecker Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boedecker Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
    • Nada
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Matthews
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
    • Altair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
      • Altair is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <2>
    • Eagle Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Ramsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
    • Sheridan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alleyton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Columbus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glidden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garwood, with the one closest to Garwood listed first.
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
    • Wallis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sealy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
      • Sealy is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealy <2>
    • Cat Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
      • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <2>
    • Frydek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
      • Frydek is located in Austin County
    • Brazos Country
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Country have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
      • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • San Felipe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Millheim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garwood, with the one closest to Garwood listed first.
    • Powell Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
      • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
    • Kendleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
      • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <2>
    • Orchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
      • Orchard is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <2>
    • Simonton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton
      • Simonton is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simonton <2>
    • Beasley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
      • Beasley is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beasley <2>
  • Jackson County
    • Ganado
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
      • Ganado is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <2>
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garwood, with the one closest to Garwood listed first.
    • Speaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sublime
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garwood, with the one closest to Garwood listed first.
    • Bonus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
    • Egypt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hahn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • Lissie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Flora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nottawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
    • Pierce
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
    • Hungerford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • El Campo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
      • El Campo is located in Wharton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <2>
    • East Bernard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillje
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
    • Wharton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Garwood ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garwood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Garwood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Garwood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Garwood.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Garwood.

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 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 Garwood:

Cemeteries Near Garwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garwood.

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

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

  • Garwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garwood Cemetery
  • Garwood Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garwood Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garwood Methodist Cemetery
  • Nada Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nada Cemetery
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
  • Frazer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazer Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Sandbridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Hahn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hahn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hahn Cemetery
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Cemetery
  • Brownson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • Lissie Community Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Zion Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams 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>

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

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

  • Altair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
    • Altair is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <2>
  • Eagle Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ramsey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
  • Nottawa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
    • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
  • Alleyton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mackay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
  • Hungerford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Columbus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wharton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Bernard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Glidden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Mentz
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
    • Mentz is located in Colorado County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Louise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Kendleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
      • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <2>
    • Vienna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Lavaca County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garwood. 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>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- Garwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4497, Longitude: -96.3969       In this case, the coordinates for Garwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Garwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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