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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 Hilda Siding (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 Hilda Siding. 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.

Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County: Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Hays & Wilson.

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

  • Guadalupe County     (The home county of Hilda Siding)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilda Siding, with the one closest to Hilda Siding listed first.
    • McQueeney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McQueeney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueeney
      • McQueeney is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McQueeney <2>
    • Nolte
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolte
      • Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
    • Schumannsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schumannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
      • Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Morrison Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
      • Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
    • Muehlsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muehlsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
      • Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
    • Zipp
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
      • Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
    • Marion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Camp Willow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
    • Seguin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clear Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
    • Lake Dunlap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
    • Santa Clara
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilda Siding, with the one closest to Hilda Siding listed first.
    • Cibolo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Schertz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz
      • Schertz is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schertz <2>
    • Selma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Hedwig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
      • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <2>
    • Airport City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
      • Airport City is located in Bexar County
    • Universal City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal City
      • Universal City is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Universal City <2>
    • Converse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <2>
    • Adkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Live Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <2>
    • Lone Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Martinez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sayers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sayers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
      • Sayers is located in Bexar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sayers
      • From Hilda Siding to Sayers
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilda Siding, with the one closest to Hilda Siding listed first.
    • Fentress
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Lea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
      • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <2>
    • Martindale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <2>
    • Stairtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
    • Reedville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Luling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Joliet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Joliet
      • From Hilda Siding to Joliet
    • Maxwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <2>
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Soda Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • McNeil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Brownsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilda Siding, with the one closest to Hilda Siding listed first.
    • Freiheit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freiheit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
      • Freiheit is located in Comal County
    • Jentsch Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jentsch Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
      • Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
    • New Braunfels
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Solms
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
      • Solms is located in Comal County
    • Comal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
      • Comal is located in Comal County
    • Dittlinger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa Park Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
    • Gruene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Preiss Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preiss Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
      • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
    • Thorn Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
    • Corbyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
      • Corbyn is located in Comal County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corbyn
      • From Hilda Siding to Corbyn
    • Ogden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Comal County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ogden
      • From Hilda Siding to Ogden
  • Gonzales County
  • Hays County
  • Wilson County

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

Cemeteries Near Hilda Siding ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilda Siding.

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

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

  • Santo Tomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boecker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boecker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boecker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Family Graveyard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmidt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmidt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoffmann Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffmann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffmann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Comal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panteon Hidalgo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perpetuo Socorro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elm Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Hilda Siding ...

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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilda Siding.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilda Siding, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilda Siding.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hilda Siding:

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

The official website for Guadalupe County: www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Hilda Siding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Hilda Siding) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilda Siding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5882, Longitude: -98.0707       In this case, the coordinates for Hilda Siding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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