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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 Giddings (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 Giddings. 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 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.

Giddings is located in Lee County and is the County Seat.

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 Lee County: Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, Milam, Washington & Williamson.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Giddings)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giddings, with the one closest to Giddings listed first.
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
    • Lincoln
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Loebau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
    • Fedor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Dime Box
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Dime Box
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
    • Lexington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Blue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
      • Blue is located in Lee County
    • Knobbs Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
    • Tanglewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Hicks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giddings, with the one closest to Giddings listed first.
    • Shelby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Industry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <1>
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giddings, with the one closest to Giddings listed first.
    • Paige
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
      • Paige is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <1>
    • Smithville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • McDade
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <1>
    • Camp Swift
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
    • Upton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
    • Phelan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
    • Togo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
    • Bastrop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
      • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <1>
    • Kovar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Rosanky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giddings, with the one closest to Giddings listed first.
    • Deanville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Frenstat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Caldwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chriesman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Colorado County
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giddings, with the one closest to Giddings listed first.
    • Ledbetter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <1>
    • Warda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
      • Warda is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <1>
    • Nechanitz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Carmine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
      • Carmine is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <1>
    • Walhalla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Round Top
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • West Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Kirtley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
    • Rutersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • La Grange
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Giddings, with the one closest to Giddings listed first.
    • La Bahia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Burton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rehburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
    • Quarry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Gay Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Wesley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Giddings ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Giddings.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Giddings. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Giddings and those printed in the larger area surrounding Giddings.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Giddings.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Giddings:

Cemeteries Near Giddings ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Giddings.

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

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

  • Keng Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keng Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keng Cemetery
  • Goacher Cemetery Historical Site
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goacher Cemetery Historical Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goacher Cemetery Historical Site
  • Betts Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Betts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Betts Chapel Cemetery
  • Noack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noack Cemetery
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Evergreen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3491 <5>
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Foerster Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foerster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foerster Cemetery
  • Rost Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rost Cemetery
  • Schumann Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schumann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schumann Cemetery
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
  • Gloyna Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gloyna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gloyna Cemetery
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Bell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Giddings had a population of 1,203 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Giddings had a population of 5,148 people.

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

  • Serbin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Serbin is located in Lee County
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Warda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
    • Warda is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <1>
  • Ledbetter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <1>
  • Paige
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
    • Paige is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <1>
  • Nechanitz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
  • Waldeck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
    • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
  • Fedor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Fayette County
  • Dime Box
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walhalla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Warrenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Top
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

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

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

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 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Giddings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Giddings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1828, Longitude: -96.9373    
<4>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.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Giddings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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