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 Muehlsville (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 Muehlsville. 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.
Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County: Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Hays & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Muehlsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Muehlsville:
- Guadalupe County (The home county of Muehlsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muehlsville, with the one closest to Muehlsville listed first.
- Morrison Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
- Nolte
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nolte is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolte
- Zipp
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
- McQueeney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hilda Siding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Seguin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schumannsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- Sweet Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Dugger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
- New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muehlsville, with the one closest to Muehlsville listed first.
- Cibolo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Hedwig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schertz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Adkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Airport City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Universal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Live Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Martinez
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Sayers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muehlsville, with the one closest to Muehlsville listed first.
- Fentress
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Lea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stairtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
- Martindale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Luling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reedville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Joliet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joliet is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Maxwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McNeil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McNeil is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Soda Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Brownsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muehlsville, with the one closest to Muehlsville listed first.
- Freiheit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Freiheit is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
- New Braunfels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Comal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Dittlinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Jentsch Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- Gruene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Preiss Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
- Thorn Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Corbyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Landa Park Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muehlsville, with the one closest to Muehlsville listed first.
- Dewville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Leesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bebe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Oak Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Ottine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muehlsville, with the one closest to Muehlsville listed first.
- San Marcos
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cloptins Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muehlsville, with the one closest to Muehlsville listed first.
- La Vernia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carpenter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Nockenut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- Alum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
- Sutherland Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caddo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Kicaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- Stockdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pandora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Muehlsville, see our County-by-County Page for Muehlsville.
Cemeteries Near Muehlsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muehlsville.
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 Muehlsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Muehlsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Muehlsville, with the one closest to Muehlsville listed first.
- Boecker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Santo Tomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schmidt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoffmann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dugger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Geronimo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Muehlsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Muehlsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Muehlsville, with the one closest to Muehlsville listed first.
- Seguin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Geronimo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- New Braunfels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cibolo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Hedwig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corbyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- La Vernia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Zorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nockenut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Muehlsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muehlsville.
Newspapers Published in Muehlsville ...
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 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muehlsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Muehlsville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Muehlsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Muehlsville:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Guadalupe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bexar County
- Caldwell County
- Comal County
- Gonzales County
- Hays County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Muehlsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Muehlsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |