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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 Paige (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 Paige. 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 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.

Paige is located in Bastrop 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 Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.

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

  • Bastrop County     (The home county of Paige)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paige, with the one closest to Paige listed first.
    • McDade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Swift
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
    • Alum Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Phelan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
    • Bastrop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hills Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
    • Upton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Elgin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Togo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
    • Kovar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
    • Rosanky
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paige, with the one closest to Paige listed first.
    • Deanville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Birch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Frenstat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
  • Caldwell County
    • Pettytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paige, with the one closest to Paige listed first.
    • Kirtley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
    • Warda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ledbetter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Nechanitz
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Plum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stellar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Stellar is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Walhalla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Carmine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • La Grange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Top
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rutersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paige, with the one closest to Paige listed first.
    • Fedor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Giddings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Knobbs Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
    • Blue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Blue is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
    • Loebau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Lexington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Dime Box
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Dime Box
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tanglewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Hicks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Milam County
    • Thorndale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paige, with the one closest to Paige listed first.
    • Littig
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Littig is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
    • Webberville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Manda is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
    • Garfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Garfield is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • New Sweden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Manor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Manor is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
    • Cele
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cele is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
  • Washington County
    • La Bahia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paige, with the one closest to Paige listed first.
    • Coupland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Beyersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Beyersville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
    • Thrall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <1>
    • Taylor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylor is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Paige ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paige.

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 Paige - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paige covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dixon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • High Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Noack Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keng Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Melcher Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Melcher Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melcher Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5186 <3>
  • Schroeder Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Schroeder Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroeder Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schroeder Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southwest of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6805 <3>
  • Dube Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Betts Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Oaks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Adams Thompson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Thompson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Thompson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Alum Creek.
      • The Adams Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Adams Morris Thompson Cemetery
      • Thompson - Morris Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306332 <3>
    • Goacher Cemetery Historical Site
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Knobbs Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Paige had a population of 513 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Serbin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Serbin is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
  • Fedor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
  • McDade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Giddings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alum Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
  • Sayersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
  • Bastrop
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hills Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
  • Winchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchester is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Lexington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Upton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Warda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Paige ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paige.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paige, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paige.

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 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 Paige:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paige) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Paige, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.