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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 Novohrad (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 Novohrad. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Novohrad 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 Novohrad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Novohrad:

  • Lavaca County     (The home county of Novohrad)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novohrad, with the one closest to Novohrad listed first.
    • Komensky
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Moravia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Breslau
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Moulton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Wied
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Hallettsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sublime
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Sweet Home
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Ezzell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novohrad, with the one closest to Novohrad listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Kovar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Togo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
    • Rosanky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 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 northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
  • Caldwell County
    • Delhi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novohrad, with the one closest to Novohrad listed first.
    • Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Weimar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Glidden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glidden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <1>
    • Hillcrest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Rock Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novohrad, with the one closest to Novohrad listed first.
    • Yoakum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pearl City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Hochheim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hochheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
      • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <1>
    • Terryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
    • Edgar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novohrad, with the one closest to Novohrad listed first.
    • Praha
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Engle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Flatonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Schulenburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Freyburg
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Colony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Muldoon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Cistern
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
      • Cistern is located in Fayette County
      • Former names for Cistern:
      • Cockrell's Hill
      • Milton
      • Whiteside's Prairie
    • Hostyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
    • Stellar
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • La Grange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Novohrad, with the one closest to Novohrad listed first.
    • Waelder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kokernot
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Glaze City
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Sandy Fork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
    • Gonzales
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Novohrad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Novohrad.

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

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

  • Baursville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzgerald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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.
  • Moravia Ascension Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravia Ascension Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moravia Ascension Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west of Moulton.
    • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176975 <5>
  • Old Flatonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
  • Criswell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Criswell Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Criswell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Criswell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Flatonia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3116 <5>
  • Castleman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] 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.
  • Witting Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Breslau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Burkett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Old Moulton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] 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.
    • Pine Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.

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>

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

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

  • Moravia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
  • Praha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha is located in Fayette County
    • Praha has also been known as:
    • Hottentot
  • Engle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
    • Engle is located in Fayette County
  • Moulton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Witting
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Breslau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
  • Flatonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gleckler
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Nickel ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Kinkler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • High Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wied
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Freyburg
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Hallettsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Novohrad ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Novohrad.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Novohrad, 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 Novohrad.

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 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 Novohrad:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Novohrad. 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>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- Novohrad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Novohrad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6058, Longitude: -97.0489       In this case, the coordinates for Novohrad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Novohrad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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