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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 Luling (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 Luling. 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 and doctors 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.

Luling is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays & Travis.

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

  • Caldwell County     (The home county of Luling)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luling, with the one closest to Luling listed first.
    • Soda Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McNeil
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stairtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
    • Joliet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Joliet
      • From Luling to Joliet
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Brownsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
    • Prairie Lea
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
      • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <3>
    • Tilmon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilmon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
      • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tilmon
      • From Luling to Tilmon
    • Fentress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Seawillow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seawillow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
      • Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
    • Lockhart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • McMahan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMahan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
      • McMahan is located in Caldwell County
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luling, with the one closest to Luling listed first.
    • Bateman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeddo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jeddo
      • From Luling to Jeddo
    • Red Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mustang Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
      • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
    • Rosanky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <3>
    • Kovar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luling, with the one closest to Luling listed first.
    • Hunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Freiheit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freiheit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
      • Freiheit is located in Comal County
    • Gruene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Thorn Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
    • Royal Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
    • New Braunfels
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Preiss Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preiss Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
      • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa Park Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
    • First Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jentsch Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jentsch Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
      • Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luling, with the one closest to Luling listed first.
    • Cistern
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Colony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Colony
      • From Luling to Colony
  • Gonzales County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luling, with the one closest to Luling listed first.
    • Kingsbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Weinert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weinert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weinert
      • From Luling to Weinert
    • Staples
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Galle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galle
      • From Luling to Galle
    • Lauback
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauback have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
    • Redwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Zorn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Geronimo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Seguin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Barbarosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbarosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
    • Dugger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dugger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
      • Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dugger
      • From Luling to Dugger
    • McQueeney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McQueeney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueeney
      • McQueeney is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McQueeney <3>
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luling, with the one closest to Luling listed first.
    • San Marcos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Goforth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Buda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Flatrock Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luling, with the one closest to Luling listed first.
    • Creedmoor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creedmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
      • Creedmoor is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <3>
    • Carl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Travis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carl
      • From Luling to Carl
    • Elroy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luling, with the one closest to Luling listed first.
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Union
      • From Luling to Union
    • Nockenut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nockenut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nockenut
      • From Luling to Nockenut
    • Caddo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Luling ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Luling.

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

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ussery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ussery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ussery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McNeil Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Highsmith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plum Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Appling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Marines Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Loehmann Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loehmann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loehmann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Koonsen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koonsen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koonsen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Luling had a population of 1,792 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Luling had a population of 5,829 people.

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

  • Prairie Lea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
    • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <3>
  • Harwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Slayden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
    • Slayden is located in Gonzales County
  • Tilmon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilmon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
    • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tilmon
    • From Luling to Tilmon
  • Kingsbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Belmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oak Forest
    • From Luling to Oak Forest
  • Sandy Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Staples
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockhart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gonzales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <3>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Martindale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <3>
    • Taylorsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Luling ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Luling.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Luling. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Luling and those printed in the larger area surrounding Luling.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Luling.

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 websites either 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 Luling:

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Luling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Luling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Luling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6806, Longitude: -97.6476    









 

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