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Welcome to Novohrad ...

Novohrad is located

Novohrad is located in Lavaca County<1>.


The location of Novohrad has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Novohrad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Novohrad is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Novohrad lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Novohrad lies within the (361) area code.

Communities near Novohrad ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Novohrad.

  • Schulenburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallettsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Weimar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waelder
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Moulton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Breslau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Novohrad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Novohrad.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Novohrad. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Novohrad.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Novohrad. See our Newspapers Page for Novohrad.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Novohrad ...

Looking for more information about Novohrad? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Novohrad, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Novohrad.

Adding Novohrad to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Novohrad in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Novohrad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Novohrad post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lavaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Novohrad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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