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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 Park (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 Park. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Park is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee & Washington.

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park, with the one closest to Park listed first.
    • Rutersville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Roznov
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Halsted
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Joiner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Walhalla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Warrenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fayetteville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellinger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • La Grange
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Round Top
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Nechanitz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Hostyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park, with the one closest to Park listed first.
    • Shelby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Industry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • New Ulm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bleiblerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • New Wehdem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Cat Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kenney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Millheim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park, with the one closest to Park listed first.
    • Smithville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kovar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
    • Togo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
    • Paige
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alum Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Upton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park, with the one closest to Park listed first.
    • Birch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Somerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park, with the one closest to Park listed first.
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Frelsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Hillcrest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Weimar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Borden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Glidden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Alleyton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ramsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Rock Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park, with the one closest to Park listed first.
    • Gleckler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Moravia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park, with the one closest to Park listed first.
    • Giddings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Loebau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Lincoln
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dime Box
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Old Dime Box
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park, with the one closest to Park listed first.
    • La Bahia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Greenvine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Wesley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Burton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rehburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Brenham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • Gay Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Quarry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry

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

Cemeteries Near Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park.

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

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

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

  • Halamicek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Halimecek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eilers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Drawe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Smalley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old La Grange City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • La Grange Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Florida Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Waldeck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brandt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Pagel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Albert Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Rutersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
  • Joiner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
  • Fayetteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Walhalla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • La Grange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ellinger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Waldeck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
  • Round Top
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nechanitz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ammannsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
    • Warda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Plum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Park ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Park:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Park) 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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.