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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 Koppe (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 Koppe. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Koppe is located in Brazos 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 Brazos County: Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson & Washington.

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

  • Brazos County     (The home county of Koppe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koppe, with the one closest to Koppe listed first.
    • Wellborn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • College Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Boonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Bryan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Millican
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen Farm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Wixon Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Stone City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Kurten
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tabor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Navasota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koppe, with the one closest to Koppe listed first.
    • Snook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Clay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tunis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Cooks Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Lyons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenstat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Caldwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Birch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Chriesman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koppe, with the one closest to Koppe listed first.
    • Anderson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Iola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roans Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Apolonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Shiro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bedias
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Richards
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Stoneham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koppe, with the one closest to Koppe listed first.
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • North Zulch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • George
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • George is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Milam County
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koppe, with the one closest to Koppe listed first.
    • Benchley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Mumford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheelock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hearne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Elliot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koppe, with the one closest to Koppe listed first.
    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Quarry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Whitman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Gay Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Rehburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Brenham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Chappell Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Koppe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Koppe.

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

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

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

  • College Station Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Newsome Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Botts Ferry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Peach Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Snock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Snook Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stick Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Henry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Koppe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Koppe.

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

  • Wellborn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • College Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harvey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvey is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Bryan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
  • Millican
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
  • Clay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Allen Farm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
  • Tunis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • Keith
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Keith is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
  • Benchley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
  • Kurten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tabor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Cooks Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Koppe ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Koppe.

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

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 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 Koppe:

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 Koppe, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Koppe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.