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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 Hostyn (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 Hostyn. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Hostyn is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee & Washington.

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Hostyn)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hostyn, with the one closest to Hostyn listed first.
    • Shelby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Hostyn to Shelby
    • Industry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • New Ulm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bleiblerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <1>
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hostyn, with the one closest to Hostyn listed first.
    • Smithville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <1>
    • Kovar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Togo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Upton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeddo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeddo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jeddo
      • From Hostyn to Jeddo
    • Rosanky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Paige
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
      • Paige is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <1>
    • Bastrop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
      • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <1>
  • Caldwell County
  • Colorado County
  • Gonzales County
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hostyn, with the one closest to Hostyn listed first.
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hackberry
      • From Hostyn to Hackberry
    • Moravia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Komensky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Breslau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Moulton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sublime
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Hallettsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wied
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wied. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wied
      • From Hostyn to Wied
  • Lee County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hostyn, with the one closest to Hostyn listed first.
    • La Bahia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenvine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenvine
      • From Hostyn to Greenvine
    • Wesley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hostyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hostyn.

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

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

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>

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

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

  • O'Quinn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
    • O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
  • Swiss Alp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
    • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
  • Ammannsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
    • Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
  • La Grange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freyburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Freyburg
    • From Hostyn to Freyburg
  • Plum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
  • High Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Joiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Joiner
    • From Hostyn to Joiner
  • Muldoon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dubina ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dubina
    • From Hostyn to Dubina
  • West Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Engle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellinger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Winchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Fayette County

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

Newspapers Published in Hostyn ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hostyn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hostyn, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hostyn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hostyn:

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hostyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hostyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8464, Longitude: -96.9215    
<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 Hostyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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