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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 Old Dime Box (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 Old Dime Box. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Old Dime Box is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, Milam, Washington & Williamson.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Old Dime Box)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dime Box, with the one closest to Old Dime Box listed first.
    • Dime Box
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Loebau
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lexington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tanglewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Fedor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Hicks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Giddings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Blue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
      • Blue is located in Lee County
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
    • Knobbs Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
  • Austin County
    • Shelby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dime Box, with the one closest to Old Dime Box listed first.
    • Paige
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
      • Paige is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <1>
    • McDade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <1>
    • Camp Swift
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
    • Smithville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Elgin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Brazos County
    • Stone City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dime Box, with the one closest to Old Dime Box listed first.
    • Deanville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Frenstat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Caldwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chriesman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Somerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cooks Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Tunis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Snook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <1>
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
    • Clay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dime Box, with the one closest to Old Dime Box listed first.
    • Ledbetter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <1>
    • Carmine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
      • Carmine is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <1>
    • Nechanitz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Warda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
      • Warda is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <1>
    • Round Top
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Walhalla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Warrenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Roznov
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
    • Rutersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dime Box, with the one closest to Old Dime Box listed first.
    • Rockdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <1>
    • Thorndale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
      • Thorndale is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <1>
    • Minerva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Tracy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Gause
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gause have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
      • Gause is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gause <1>
  • Robertson County
    • Mumford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <1>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dime Box, with the one closest to Old Dime Box listed first.
    • Rehburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
    • Burton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • La Bahia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Quarry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Gay Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Wesley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dime Box, with the one closest to Old Dime Box listed first.
    • Thrall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <1>
    • Beyersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
      • Beyersville is located in Williamson County

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

Newspapers Published in Old Dime Box ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Dime Box.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Dime Box, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Dime Box.

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 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 Old Dime Box:

Cemeteries Near Old Dime Box ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Dime Box.

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 Old Dime Box covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Scott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hranice Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copperas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperas Cemetery
  • Sandy Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Point Cemetery
  • Belltown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chriesman Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
  • Gloyna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gloyna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gloyna Cemetery
  • High Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
  • San Antonio Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyles Cemetery
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...

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 Old Dime Box in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Dime Box.

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

  • Dime Box
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tanglewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Fedor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
  • Frenstat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
  • Hicks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
  • Giddings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Caldwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Davidson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
    • Davidson is located in Burleson County
  • Ledbetter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chriesman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Paige
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
      • Paige is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <1>

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

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

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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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Dime Box) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Dime Box. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3772, Longitude: -96.8630    
<4>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.
<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 Old Dime Box, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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