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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 Manheim (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 Manheim. 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.

Manheim is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, Milam, Washington & Williamson.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Manheim)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manheim, with the one closest to Manheim listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fedor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Giddings
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Loebau
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Blue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
    • Knobbs Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
    • Old Dime Box
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Dime Box
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tanglewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Hicks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Austin County
    • Shelby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manheim, with the one closest to Manheim listed first.
    • Paige
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • McDade
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Alum Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Camp Swift
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
    • Smithville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
    • Bastrop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
    • Upton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Togo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
    • Kovar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
    • Rosanky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manheim, with the one closest to Manheim listed first.
    • Deanville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Birch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Frenstat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Caldwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chriesman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manheim, with the one closest to Manheim listed first.
    • Warda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ledbetter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Nechanitz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Kirtley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
    • West Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Plum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Carmine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Walhalla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Round Top
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Warrenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Stellar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stellar is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • La Grange
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manheim, with the one closest to Manheim listed first.
    • Thorndale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rockdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manheim, with the one closest to Manheim listed first.
    • Littig
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Littig is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Manda is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
    • Webberville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manheim, with the one closest to Manheim listed first.
    • La Bahia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Burton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rehburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Greenvine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manheim, with the one closest to Manheim listed first.
    • Beyersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beyersville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
    • Coupland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thrall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Manheim ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manheim.

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 Manheim - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manheim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Keng Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Betts Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Noack Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Goacher Cemetery Historical Site
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Melcher Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Melcher Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melcher Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5186 <2>
  • Schroeder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Schroeder Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroeder Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schroeder Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6805 <2>
  • Gloyna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • High Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Leo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wolf Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Germania Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<4>

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

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

  • Paige
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fedor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
  • Giddings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Serbin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Serbin is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
  • Lexington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • McDade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Warda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Alum Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
  • Winchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Winchester is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Ledbetter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dime Box
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Smithville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nechanitz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Sayersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville

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

Newspapers Published in Manheim ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manheim.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manheim, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manheim.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Manheim:

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- Manheim) 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 Manheim, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.