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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 Petersville (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 Petersville. 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 doctors 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.

Petersville is located in DeWitt 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 DeWitt County: Goliad, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca & Victoria.

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

  • DeWitt County     (The home county of Petersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Pearl City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Yoakum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hochheim
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
      • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
    • Edgar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Terryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
    • Cuero
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Westhoff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomaston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Meyersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
      • Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <2>
    • Yorktown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Colorado County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Flatonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Praha
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Glaze City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
    • Kokernot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Hamon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Cheapside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Gonzales
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cost
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
    • Wrightsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
      • Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <2>
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
    • Oak Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Smiley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Waelder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bebe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
  • Jackson County
    • Morales
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
    • Shiner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Home
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Wied
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Moulton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hallettsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ezzell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Breslau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Komensky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Moravia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Sublime
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Victoria County

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

Newspapers Published in Petersville ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Petersville:

Cemeteries Near Petersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersville.

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

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

  • Sons of Hermann Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sons of Hermann Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hochheim Prairie Cemetery
    • Sons of Herman Cemetery
    • Sons of Hermann / Hochheim Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sons of Hermann Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7008 <4>
  • Teppim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teppim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teppim Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Restland Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Memorial Park is located outside and to the north of Yoakum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Memorial Park
  • Leissner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leissner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leissner Cemetery
  • Nelms Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Pedro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Pedro Cemetery
    • Sweet Home City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Home City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Home City Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Yoakum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hochheim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
    • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
  • Concrete
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concrete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
    • Concrete is located in DeWitt County
  • Edgar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
  • Shiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kokernot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
  • Sweet Home
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Hamon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
  • Cheapside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
  • Stratton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in DeWitt County
  • Terryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
  • Wied
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
    • Wied is located in Lavaca County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Cuero
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nickel ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
      • Nickel is located in Gonzales County

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

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Petersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3127, Longitude: -97.2167       In this case, the coordinates for Petersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Petersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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