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 Lauback (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 Lauback. 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.
Lauback is located in Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County: Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Hays & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Lauback. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lauback:
- Guadalupe County (The home county of Lauback)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauback, with the one closest to Lauback listed first.
- Geronimo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seguin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weinert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
- Barbarosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
- McQueeney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
- Nolte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolte
- Zipp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
- Galle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galle is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
- Clear Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Camp Willow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauback, with the one closest to Lauback listed first.
- Cibolo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Schertz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Hedwig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Airport City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Universal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Converse
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Adkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Martinez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Sayers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauback, with the one closest to Lauback listed first.
- Fentress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Lea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stairtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
- Martindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Luling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reedville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Joliet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Joliet is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Maxwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- McNeil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McNeil is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Brownsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauback, with the one closest to Lauback listed first.
- Freiheit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freiheit is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
- Gruene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Braunfels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Landa Park Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preiss Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
- Jentsch Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- Dittlinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Solms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- First Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- First Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- Second Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Second Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauback, with the one closest to Lauback listed first.
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dewville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ottine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Oak Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Bebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Wrightsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gonzales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauback, with the one closest to Lauback listed first.
- San Marcos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cloptins Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Wimberley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goforth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Mountain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Woodcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodcreek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
- Flatrock Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Pleasant Valley Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauback, with the one closest to Lauback listed first.
- Nockenut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- La Vernia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Carpenter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Alum
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
- Caddo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caddo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Sutherland Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pandora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stockdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kicaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lauback, see our County-by-County Page for Lauback.
Cemeteries Near Lauback ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lauback.
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 Lauback - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lauback covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lauback, with the one closest to Lauback listed first.
- Ilka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- San Juan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- San Geronimo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Santo Tomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Dugger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jechow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Lauback in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lauback.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lauback, with the one closest to Lauback listed first.
- Geronimo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seguin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Zorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Staples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Braunfels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Prairie Lea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Martindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- San Marcos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 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 Lauback. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lauback.
Newspapers Published in Lauback ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lauback.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lauback, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lauback.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lauback:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Guadalupe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bexar County
- Caldwell County
- Comal County
- Gonzales County
- Hays County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Lauback, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lauback) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |