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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 Greenvine (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 Greenvine. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Greenvine is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes & Lee.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Greenvine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenvine.

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

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

  • Holt Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Latium Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latium Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latium Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jaeger - Witte Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jaeger - Witte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jaeger - Witte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burkhardt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkhardt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkhardt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Brethren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kraus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kraus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kraus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Becker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • Lehmann Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehmann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehmann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Richter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Greenvine had a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Latium
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
    • Latium is located in Washington County
  • Wesley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
  • Burton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • La Bahia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shelby
    • From Greenvine to Shelby
  • Welcome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
  • Round Top
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Industry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Brenham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Phillipsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Greenvine ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenvine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenvine, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenvine.

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 Greenvine:

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.tx.us/

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenvine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenvine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1149, Longitude: -96.5587       In this case, the coordinates for Greenvine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Greenvine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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