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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 Martindale (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 Martindale. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

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

  • Caldwell County     (The home county of Martindale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
    • Reedville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Maxwell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fentress
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Uhland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Prairie Lea
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockhart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Joliet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Stairtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
    • Niederwald
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Brownsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • Mendoza
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
    • Mustang Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
    • Bateman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bateman is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
    • Red Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyldwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
  • Bexar County
    • Cibolo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
    • Hunter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hunter is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Royal Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
    • Freiheit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Freiheit is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
    • Gruene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thorn Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Preiss Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
    • First Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • First Crossing is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
    • New Braunfels
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fourth Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
    • Second Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Second Crossing is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
    • Third Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Third Crossing is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
    • Ottine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Oak Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
    • Leesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
    • Staples
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Redwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
    • Galle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
    • Weinert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
    • Zorn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
    • Kingsbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Barbarosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
    • Geronimo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lauback
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
    • Clear Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • Camp Willow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
    • Lake Dunlap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
    • San Marcos
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Kyle is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <1>
    • Goforth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Goforth is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
    • Mountain City
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Flatrock Ford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
    • Buda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Buda is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <1>
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
    • Pioneer Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
    • Wimberley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hays
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Woodcreek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
    • Driftwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martindale, with the one closest to Martindale listed first.
    • Creedmoor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Carl
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Carl is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Manchaca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Onion Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
    • San Leanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • San Leanna is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Shady Hollow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
    • Elroy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elroy is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
    • Pilot Knob
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Sunset Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Del Valle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Austin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Martindale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martindale.

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

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

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

  • Martindale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Staples.
    • The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Staples Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486005 <3>
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuttle Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Staples.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7314 <3>
  • Cliett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Garden of the Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • San Juan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Memory Lawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Maria Aida Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Schawe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (196 more) ...
    • Koeglar Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Redwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Staples Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Martindale had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Martindale had a population of 1,212 people.

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

  • Reedville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Maxwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Staples
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • San Marcos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Zorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
  • Prairie Lea
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kyle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <1>
  • Lockhart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hunter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hunter is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Goforth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Goforth is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
  • Kingsbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Geronimo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Buda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Buda is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <1>
    • Luling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Martindale ...

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 265 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martindale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martindale, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martindale.

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 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 Martindale:

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>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- Martindale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Martindale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.