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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 Moulton (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 Moulton. 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 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.

Moulton is located in Lavaca 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 Lavaca County: Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria & Wharton.

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

  • Lavaca County     (The home county of Moulton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Komensky
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Breslau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Moravia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shiner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wied
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wied. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wied
      • From Moulton to Wied
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hackberry
      • From Moulton to Hackberry
    • Hallettsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweet Home
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <1>
    • Sublime
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
      • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <1>
    • Ezzell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jeddo
      • From Moulton to Jeddo
    • Kovar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosanky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Togo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Smithville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <1>
    • Upton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Delhi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McNeil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Tilmon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
      • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tilmon
      • From Moulton to Tilmon
    • Soda Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Elm Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elm Grove
      • From Moulton to Elm Grove
    • McMahan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMahan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
      • McMahan is located in Caldwell County
    • Pettytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pettytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
      • Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pettytown
      • From Moulton to Pettytown
    • Taylorsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colorado County
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Pearl City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Yoakum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hochheim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Terryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Flatonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Praha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Engle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Colony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Colony
      • From Moulton to Colony
    • Freyburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Freyburg
      • From Moulton to Freyburg
    • Schulenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cistern
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Muldoon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Stellar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stellar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
      • Stellar is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stellar
      • From Moulton to Stellar
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dubina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dubina
      • From Moulton to Dubina
    • Hostyn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Kokernot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kokernot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kokernot
      • From Moulton to Kokernot
    • Waelder
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glaze City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
    • Hamon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Fork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gonzales
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Harwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cost
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
    • Cheapside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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 Moulton to Oak Forest
    • Ottine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottine
      • Ottine is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottine <1>
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County

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

Cemeteries Near Moulton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moulton.

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

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

  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Moulton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Moulton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Moulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baursville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baursville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baursville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burkett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stonewall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonewall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonewall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Flatonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Flatonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Flatonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Witting Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunjus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunjus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunjus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charlottenburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlottenburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlottenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Breslau Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breslau Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breslau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Criswell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Slavonic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavonic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moulton had a population of 231 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Moulton had a population of 903 people.

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

  • Nickel ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
    • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
  • Witting
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
    • Witting is located in Lavaca County
  • Praha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Breslau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Moravia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Shiner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wied
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wied. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
    • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wied
    • From Moulton to Wied
  • Kokernot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kokernot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kokernot
    • From Moulton to Kokernot
  • Engle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waelder
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Colony
    • From Moulton to Colony
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gleckler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleckler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
      • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Hallettsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinkler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
      • Kinkler is located in Lavaca County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Moulton ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moulton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Moulton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Moulton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Moulton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Moulton.

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 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 Moulton:

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

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moulton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5745, Longitude: -97.1457    
<6>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 Moulton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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