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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gwinns Crossing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gwinns Crossing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gwinns Crossing, 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 Gwinns Crossing (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 Gwinns Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Gwinns Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Gwinns Crossing: Gwinns Xing.
- While the name of this community is Gwinns Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Gwinns Crossing may originally have been Gwinn's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gwinns Crossing might be written as Gwinn Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Gwinns Crossing is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Gwinns Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gwinns Crossing:
- Colorado County (The home county of Gwinns Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwinns Crossing, with the one closest to Gwinns Crossing listed first.
- Altair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Rock Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Colorado County
- Garwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
- Garwood is located in Colorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garwood <4>
- Eagle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Ramsey is located in Colorado County
- Boedecker Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boedecker Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
- Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
- Eldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
- Eldridge is located in Colorado County
- Matthews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Matthews is located in Colorado County
- Nada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alleyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glidden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glidden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <4>
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwinns Crossing, with the one closest to Gwinns Crossing listed first.
- Rexville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Rexville is located in Austin County
- Cat Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- New Ulm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sealy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wallis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Frydek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- San Felipe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Industry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- 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.<3> 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
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwinns Crossing, with the one closest to Gwinns Crossing listed first.
- Ellinger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dubina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
- Dubina is located in Fayette County
- Schulenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
- Joiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joiner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Joiner is located in Fayette County
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwinns Crossing, with the one closest to Gwinns Crossing listed first.
- Powell Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
- Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Kendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Simonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Lavaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwinns Crossing, with the one closest to Gwinns Crossing listed first.
- Sublime
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Speaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
- Hallettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wharton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwinns Crossing, with the one closest to Gwinns Crossing listed first.
- Bonus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
- Bonus is located in Wharton County
- Lissie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hahn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
- Hahn is located in Wharton County
- Nottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- Glen Flora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Bernard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hungerford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- El Campo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Pierce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Wharton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillje
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
- Hillje is located in Wharton County
- Louise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gwinns Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Gwinns Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Gwinns Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gwinns Crossing.
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 Gwinns Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gwinns Crossing, with the one closest to Gwinns Crossing listed first.
- Garwood Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garwood Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garwood Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Myrtle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Garwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lakeside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East is located outside and to the southeast of Eagle Lake.
- The Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East has also been known as:
- Farmer's Improvement Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2534494 <6>
- Mexican Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mexican Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mexican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Alley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nada Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nada Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Frazer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Allen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cheetham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheetham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheetham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.
While we didn't find Gwinns Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gwinns Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gwinns Crossing, with the one closest to Gwinns Crossing listed first.
- Altair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Eagle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Ramsey is located in Colorado County
- Alleyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glidden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glidden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <4>
- Mentz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
- Mentz is located in Colorado County
- Borden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Borden is located in Colorado County
- Nottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- Sublime
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Lavaca County
- Cat Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frelsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- East Bernard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gwinns Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gwinns Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Gwinns Crossing ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gwinns Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gwinns Crossing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gwinns Crossing.
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 websites either 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 Gwinns Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Colorado County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Fayette County
- Fort Bend County
- Lavaca County
- Wharton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Gwinns Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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- Gwinns Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gwinns Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5400, Longitude: -96.4711 In this case, the coordinates for Gwinns Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |