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 Mullins Prairie (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 Mullins Prairie. 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.
Name Variations for Mullins Prairie ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Mullins Prairie: Mullins Pr.
- While the name of this community is Mullins Prairie, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mullins Prairie may originally have been Mullin's Prairie.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mullins Prairie might be written as Mullin Prairie.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Mullins Prairie is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Mullins Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mullins Prairie:
- Fayette County (The home county of Mullins Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins Prairie, with the one closest to Mullins Prairie listed first.
- Joiner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joiner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Halsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halsted is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rutersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
- Hostyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hostyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dubina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roznov
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roznov is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
- Plum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freyburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freyburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
- Schulenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins Prairie, with the one closest to Mullins Prairie listed first.
- Shelby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- New Ulm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Industry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bleiblerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins Prairie, with the one closest to Mullins Prairie listed first.
- Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kovar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kovar is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
- Togo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Alum Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Rosanky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Paige
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Colorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins Prairie, with the one closest to Mullins Prairie listed first.
- Weimar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Borden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Pisek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pisek is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
- Hillcrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Frelsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- New Bielau ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Bielau is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
- Glidden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alleyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Lavaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins Prairie, with the one closest to Mullins Prairie listed first.
- Gleckler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Moravia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moravia is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Komensky
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Komensky is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
- Sublime
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Breslau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Breslau is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
- Moulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hallettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins Prairie, with the one closest to Mullins Prairie listed first.
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Giddings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Loebau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loebau is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mullins Prairie, with the one closest to Mullins Prairie listed first.
- La Bahia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Bahia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
- Greenvine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenvine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
- Wesley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Burton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mullins Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Mullins Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Mullins Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mullins Prairie.
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 Mullins Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mullins Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mullins Prairie, with the one closest to Mullins Prairie listed first.
- Brandt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bictner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Cemetery
- The La Grange Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Grange City Cemetery
- New City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #356745 <3>
- Old La Grange City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eilers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mantan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kaase Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dubina.
- The Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dubina Cemetery
- St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1746407 <3>
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osage Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osage Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Weimar.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5838 <3>
- Old Osage Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<5>
While we didn't find Mullins Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mullins Prairie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mullins Prairie, with the one closest to Mullins Prairie listed first.
- Joiner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joiner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Ammannsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rutersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
- Swiss Alp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dubina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
- O'Quinn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freyburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freyburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Plum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Borden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walhalla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walhalla is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mullins Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mullins Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Mullins Prairie ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mullins Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mullins Prairie, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mullins Prairie.
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 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 Mullins Prairie:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Bastrop County
- Colorado County
- Lavaca County
- Lee County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mullins Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Mullins Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |