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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Monthalia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Monthalia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Monthalia, please Contact Us.

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 Monthalia (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 Monthalia. 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 doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Monthalia is historic, it would have been located within present day Gonzales 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 Gonzales County: Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca & Wilson.

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

  • Gonzales County     (The home county of Monthalia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monthalia, with the one closest to Monthalia listed first.
    • Oak Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Bebe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cost
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
    • Wrightsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Summerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Summerville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Gonzales
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ottine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Leesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smiley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dewville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
    • Harwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
  • Bastrop County
    • Jeddo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monthalia, with the one closest to Monthalia listed first.
    • Luling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • McNeil
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • McNeil is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
    • Soda Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Stairtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
    • Prairie Lea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • Joliet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Tilmon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
    • Fentress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Seawillow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
    • McMahan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • McMahan is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
    • Delhi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monthalia, with the one closest to Monthalia listed first.
    • Westhoff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hochheim
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearl City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Edgar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Yoakum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monthalia, with the one closest to Monthalia listed first.
    • Kingsbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dugger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
    • Jakes Colony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
    • Lauback
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
    • Weinert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
    • Seguin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <2>
    • Geronimo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Staples
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrison Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
    • Olmos ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
    • Sweet Home
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • Zipp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
    • Galle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monthalia, with the one closest to Monthalia listed first.
    • Gillett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ecleto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monthalia, with the one closest to Monthalia listed first.
    • Shiner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Moulton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monthalia, with the one closest to Monthalia listed first.
    • Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Nockenut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
    • Pandora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Caddo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Caddo is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
    • Alum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alum is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
    • Stockdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Denhawken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Denhawken is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
    • Sutherland Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Monthalia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monthalia.

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

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

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

  • Storey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stroman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oso Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hodge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Randle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellis - Nance Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pecan Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • Oak Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
  • Belmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wrightsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Slayden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Slayden is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
  • Leesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gonzales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Smiley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Luling
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Harwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Cheapside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sandy Fork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Kingsbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nockenut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut

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

Newspapers Published in Monthalia ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monthalia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monthalia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monthalia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Monthalia:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Monthalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Monthalia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.