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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Grass Pond Colony. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Grass Pond Colony to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grass Pond Colony, please Contact Us.
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 Grass Pond Colony (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 Grass Pond Colony. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Grass Pond Colony is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilson County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilson County: Atascosa, Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe & Karnes.
Below are the counties that are near Grass Pond Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grass Pond Colony:
- Wilson County (The home county of Grass Pond Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grass Pond Colony, with the one closest to Grass Pond Colony listed first.
- Sutherland Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kicaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- La Vernia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Floresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Calaveras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Canada Verde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Alum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
- Stockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saspamco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Graytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grass Pond Colony, with the one closest to Grass Pond Colony listed first.
- Black Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
- Verdi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Espey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Leming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coughran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coughran is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
- McCoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Pleasanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grass Pond Colony, with the one closest to Grass Pond Colony listed first.
- Lone Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Adkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Hedwig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sayers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Elmendorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boldtville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boldtville is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
- China Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Martinez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Sandy Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Airport City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grass Pond Colony, with the one closest to Grass Pond Colony listed first.
- Comal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Ogden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bracken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Corbyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Garden Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Solms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Dittlinger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Jentsch Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grass Pond Colony, with the one closest to Grass Pond Colony listed first.
- Dewville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Nixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smiley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grass Pond Colony, with the one closest to Grass Pond Colony listed first.
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Sweet Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Zuehl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Jakes Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
- Dugger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
- Muehlsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Haeckerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morrison Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
- Santa Clara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Zipp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
- Karnes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grass Pond Colony, with the one closest to Grass Pond Colony listed first.
- Pawelekville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
- Falls City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gillett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hobson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Panna Maria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
- Ecleto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Karnes City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coy City is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
- Flaccus ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flaccus is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grass Pond Colony, see our County-by-County Page for Grass Pond Colony.
Cemeteries Near Grass Pond Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grass Pond Colony.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grass Pond Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grass Pond Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grass Pond Colony, with the one closest to Grass Pond Colony listed first.
- Sutherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- La Vernia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rector Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canada Verde Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concrete Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holbrecht Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sauceda Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- San Lorenzo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cantu Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Grass Pond Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grass Pond Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grass Pond Colony, with the one closest to Grass Pond Colony listed first.
- Sutherland Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kicaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- La Vernia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calaveras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Floresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Hedwig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sayers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Elmendorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nockenut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cestohowa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grass Pond Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grass Pond Colony.
Newspapers Published in Grass Pond Colony ...
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 212 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grass Pond Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grass Pond Colony, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grass Pond Colony.
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 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 Grass Pond Colony:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Bexar County
- Comal County
- Gonzales County
- Guadalupe County
- Karnes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Grass Pond Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Grass Pond Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |