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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 New Ulm (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 New Ulm. 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 and doctors 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.

New Ulm is located in Austin 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 Austin County: Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington & Wharton.

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

  • Austin County     (The home county of New Ulm)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Ulm, with the one closest to New Ulm listed first.
    • Industry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
    • Bleiblerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <2>
    • Cat Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
      • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <2>
    • Shelby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shelby
      • From New Ulm to Shelby
    • Bellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Millheim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millheim
      • From New Ulm to Millheim
    • Kenney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
    • New Wehdem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Wehdem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Wehdem
      • From New Ulm to New Wehdem
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Buckhorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
    • Sealy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Ulm, with the one closest to New Ulm listed first.
    • Frelsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
    • Hillcrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alleyton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Columbus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Glidden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ramsey
      • From New Ulm to Ramsey
    • Borden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Borden
      • From New Ulm to Borden
    • Weimar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Altair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
      • Altair is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <2>
    • Eagle Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Bielau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Bielau
      • From New Ulm to New Bielau
  • Fayette County
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Ulm, with the one closest to New Ulm listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
    • Hempstead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pattison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Washington County
  • Wharton County

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

Cemeteries Near New Ulm ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Ulm.

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

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

  • Pope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Ulm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Ulm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Ulm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frnka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frnka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frnka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • McElroy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Star Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knolle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knolle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knolle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heitman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heitman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heitman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoppe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoppe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoppe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shellburne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shellburne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shellburne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • Kansteiner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansteiner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansteiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sommerlotte Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 New Ulm had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Frelsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Industry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Industry is located in Austin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
  • Nelsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
    • Nelsonville is located in Austin County
  • Welcome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
  • Mentz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
    • Mentz is located in Colorado County
  • Cat Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
    • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <2>
  • Shelby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shelby
    • From New Ulm to Shelby
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Fayetteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
  • Alleyton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wesley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ellinger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Columbus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Latium
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
      • Latium is located in Washington County
    • Glidden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Ulm ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Ulm.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Ulm. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Ulm and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Ulm.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of New Ulm.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 New Ulm:

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

The official website for Austin County: www.austincounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- New Ulm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Ulm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8921, Longitude: -96.4904    
<5>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.
<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 New Ulm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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