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 Macedonia (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 Macedonia. 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 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 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.
Macedonia is located in Austin 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 Austin County: Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington & Wharton.
Below are the counties that are near Macedonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macedonia:
- Austin County (The home county of Macedonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Sealy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- San Felipe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Frydek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frydek is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
- Rexville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rexville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Bellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Country
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Cat Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Wallis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kenney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- New Wehdem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Colorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Ramsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Eagle Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alleyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frelsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Matthews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Altair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pisek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pisek is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
- Glidden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Boedecker Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
- Eldridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
- Garwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette County
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Fort Bend County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Simonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
- Fulshear
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Katy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Katy is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
- Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pin Oak Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Cinco Ranch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Powell Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
- Kendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beasley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
- Clodine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pecan Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Waller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hockley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Settlers Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Westfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
- Highland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Westlake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westlake Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Westlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westlake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Barker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cypress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Copperfield Southcreek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Forest Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
- Somerall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Somerall is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Clemons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Pattison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brookshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Hempstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Prairie View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fields Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Chappell Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wesley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Brenham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Graball ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Greenvine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
- Wharton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Lissie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nottawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
- East Bernard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bonus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bonus is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
- Egypt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macedonia, see our County-by-County Page for Macedonia.
Cemeteries Near Macedonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macedonia.
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 Macedonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macedonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Schulke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Downey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sealy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosses Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holtz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sealy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- San Felipe African American Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- San Felipe de Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Dethloff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frydek Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Macedonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macedonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Peters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Sealy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- San Felipe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Millheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Clemons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Pattison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monaville is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Cat Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Buckhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Hempstead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kenney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macedonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macedonia.
Newspapers Published in Macedonia ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macedonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macedonia, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macedonia.
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 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 Macedonia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Austin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colorado County
- Fayette County
- Fort Bend County
- Harris County
- Waller County
- Washington County
- Wharton 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macedonia) 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 Macedonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |