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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Haw Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Haw Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Haw Creek, 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 Haw Creek (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 Haw Creek. 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 Haw Creek ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Haw Creek: Haw Crk. (or less commonly used: Haw Ck. or Haw Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Haw Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Haw Creek.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Haw Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Fayette 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 Fayette County: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee & Washington.

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Haw Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
    • Roznov
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Round Top
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Walhalla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Carmine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rutersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Halsted
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Nechanitz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Ellinger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Joiner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Ledbetter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
    • Shelby
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Industry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bleiblerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • New Ulm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Wehdem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Kenney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Cat Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Millheim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Buckhorn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Bastrop County
    • Smithville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
    • Somerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Birch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Frenstat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Deanville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Frelsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Hillcrest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Borden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Columbus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Glidden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Weimar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Alleyton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Ramsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Oakland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
    • Giddings
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Loebau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Dime Box
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Dime Box
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haw Creek, with the one closest to Haw Creek listed first.
    • Greenvine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • La Bahia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Wesley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Burton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rehburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Brenham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <2>
    • Gay Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Quarry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Chappell Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Independence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman

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

Cemeteries Near Haw Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haw Creek.

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 Haw Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Weyand Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pagel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Albert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kraus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Becker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Halamicek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Halimecek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Burkhardt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Drawe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Richter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...
    • Florida Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Latium Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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.

Haw Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Shelby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Round Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Latium
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Latium is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
  • Fayetteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Walhalla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Industry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Welcome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Greenvine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
  • La Bahia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
  • Wesley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Rutersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Frelsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Waldeck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
    • New Ulm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Haw Creek ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haw Creek.

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

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 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 Haw Creek:

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 Haw Creek, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haw Creek) 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.