Our Genealogy Helper
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 Kosciusko (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 Kosciusko. 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 doctors and 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.
Kosciusko is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Atascosa, Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe & Karnes.
Below are the counties that are near Kosciusko. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kosciusko:
- Wilson County (The home county of Kosciusko)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kosciusko, with the one closest to Kosciusko listed first.
- Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
- Denhawken
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Denhawken is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Stockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ridout ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridout is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
- Pandora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
- Caddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caddo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Sutherland Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- Dewees
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dewees is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kosciusko, with the one closest to Kosciusko listed first.
- Black Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
- Fashing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fashing is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
- Verdi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Peggy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Coughran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coughran is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kosciusko, with the one closest to Kosciusko listed first.
- Elmendorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Adkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Hedwig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sayers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Sandy Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Boldtville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boldtville is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
- DeWitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kosciusko, with the one closest to Kosciusko listed first.
- Nordheim
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westhoff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kosciusko, with the one closest to Kosciusko listed first.
- Nixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Smiley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bebe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kosciusko, with the one closest to Kosciusko listed first.
- Jakes Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Sweet Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- New Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Dugger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
- Zuehl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Karnes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kosciusko, with the one closest to Kosciusko listed first.
- Pawelekville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
- Falls City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hobson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Panna Maria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
- Ecleto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Flaccus ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flaccus is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
- Karnes City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coy City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coy City is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
- Kenedy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Runge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kosciusko, see our County-by-County Page for Kosciusko.
Cemeteries Near Kosciusko ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kosciusko.
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 Kosciusko - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kosciusko covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kosciusko, with the one closest to Kosciusko listed first.
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Denhawken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falls City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Treybig Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mueller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Steel Branch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lodi Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Helena Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Kosciusko in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kosciusko.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kosciusko, with the one closest to Kosciusko listed first.
- Cestohowa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
- Stockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Panna Maria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Floresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sutherland Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Karnes City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Nockenut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- La Vernia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Runge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kicaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calaveras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Smiley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kosciusko. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kosciusko.
Newspapers Published in Kosciusko ...
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 Kosciusko.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kosciusko, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kosciusko.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Kosciusko:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Bexar County
- DeWitt County
- Gonzales County
- Guadalupe County
- Karnes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kosciusko) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kosciusko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |