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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 Little New York (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 Little New York. 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.

Little New York is located in Gonzales 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 Gonzales County: Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca & Wilson.

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

  • Gonzales County     (The home county of Little New York)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little New York, with the one closest to Little New York listed first.
    • Kokernot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Gonzales
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Waelder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Glaze City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
    • Hamon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Sandy Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
    • Harwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cost
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
    • Ottine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottine
      • Ottine is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottine <2>
    • Oak Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Cheapside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little New York, with the one closest to Little New York listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
    • Kovar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Rosanky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Togo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
    • Bateman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
      • Bateman is located in Bastrop County
    • Red Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little New York, with the one closest to Little New York listed first.
    • Delhi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
    • McNeil
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
      • McNeil is located in Caldwell County
    • Soda Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Luling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tilmon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
      • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
    • Brownsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • McMahan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMahan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
      • McMahan is located in Caldwell County
    • Elm Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
    • Seawillow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seawillow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
      • Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
    • Pettytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
      • Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
    • Joliet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
    • Taylorsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
  • Colorado County
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little New York, with the one closest to Little New York listed first.
    • Hochheim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
      • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
    • Pearl City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Yoakum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Westhoff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Terryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little New York, with the one closest to Little New York listed first.
    • Flatonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Praha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Cistern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
      • Cistern is located in Fayette County
      • Former names for Cistern:
      • Cockrell's Hill
      • Milton
      • Whiteside's Prairie
    • Engle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Muldoon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldoon
      • Muldoon is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldoon <2>
    • Freyburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
    • Schulenburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Stellar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
      • Stellar is located in Fayette County
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Hostyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little New York, with the one closest to Little New York listed first.
    • Moulton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shiner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Komensky
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Wied
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Breslau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Moravia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Sweet Home
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <2>
    • Hallettsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Hope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Sublime
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Ezzell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County

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

Newspapers Published in Little New York ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little New York.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little New York, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little New York.

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 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 Little New York:

Cemeteries Near Little New York ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little New York.

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 Little New York covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Eden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dilworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dilworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dilworth Cemetery
  • Stonewall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonewall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonewall Cemetery
  • Denton Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Creek Cemetery
  • Camp Brazil Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Brazil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Brazil Cemetery
  • Old Moulton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Moulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Moulton Cemetery
  • DeWitt Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeWitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeWitt Cemetery
  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavonic Cemetery
  • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Waelder City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Haschke Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haschke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haschke Cemetery
    • Shiner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiner Cemetery
    • Burkett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkett Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Nickel ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
    • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
  • Kokernot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
  • Gonzales
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Moulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Waelder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hamon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
  • Shiner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
  • Slayden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slayden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
    • Slayden is located in Gonzales County
  • Harwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Witting
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
    • Witting is located in Lavaca County
  • Flatonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hochheim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
      • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
    • Wied
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Praha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot

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

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little New York) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little New York. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5511, Longitude: -97.3067       In this case, the coordinates for Little New York have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Little New York, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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