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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 Harmony (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 Harmony. 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.

Harmony is located in Karnes 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 Karnes County: Atascosa, Bee, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales & Wilson.

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

  • Karnes County     (The home county of Harmony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Ecleto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gillett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
    • Pawelekville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
    • Panna Maria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
    • Hobson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Karnes City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Runge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Falls City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kenedy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Coy City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Coy City is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Fashing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
    • Peggy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Tulsita
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
    • Pawnee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pettus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Nordheim
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Westhoff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Goliad County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Weesatche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Angel City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Weser
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Weser is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Nixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <1>
    • Smiley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Dewville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
    • Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Wrightsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bebe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheapside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Jakes Colony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
    • Olmos ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Kosciusko
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
    • Denhawken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Denhawken is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
    • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
    • Pandora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Stockdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Poth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Poth is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <1>
    • Caddo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Caddo is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Alum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Alum is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
    • Ridout ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ridout is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
    • Sutherland Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewees
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dewees is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees

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

Cemeteries Near Harmony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony.

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 Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Treybig Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Denhawken Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Runge Latin American Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • House Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mueller Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Escondido Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Nordheim Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Demmer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Steel Branch Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Cestohowa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
  • Panna Maria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Karnes City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Runge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Smiley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Union
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Yorktown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sutherland Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nockenut
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
  • Floresville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Westhoff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Charco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Charco is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
    • Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Harmony ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony, 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 Harmony.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Harmony:

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 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.
<3>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 Harmony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.