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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Pisek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pisek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pisek, please Contact Us.

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 Pisek (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 Pisek. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Pisek is historic, it would have been located within present day Colorado 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 Colorado County: Austin, Fayette, Lavaca & Wharton.

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

  • Colorado County     (The home county of Pisek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisek, with the one closest to Pisek listed first.
    • Frelsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Hillcrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Glidden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glidden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
    • Alleyton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Borden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Weimar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramsey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Bielau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Altair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
      • Altair is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <2>
    • Rock Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisek, with the one closest to Pisek listed first.
    • New Ulm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Industry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
    • Shelby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Bleiblerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <2>
    • Cat Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
      • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <2>
    • Kenney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
    • New Wehdem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Wehdem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
    • Bellville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Millheim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Buckhorn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
    • Sealy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Burleson County
    • Somerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisek, with the one closest to Pisek listed first.
    • Fayetteville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
    • Roznov
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
    • Ellinger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Halsted
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
    • Round Top
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Walhalla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Joiner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joiner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Rutersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Carmine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <2>
    • Nechanitz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • La Grange
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dubina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
  • Lavaca County
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisek, with the one closest to Pisek listed first.
    • Giddings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
  • Waller County
    • Saint Paul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisek, with the one closest to Pisek listed first.
    • Wesley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Greenvine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • La Bahia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Burton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brenham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <2>
    • Rehburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
    • Chappell Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Hill
      • Chappell Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell Hill <2>
    • Gay Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Quarry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Whitman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near Pisek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pisek.

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

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

  • Floyd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McElroy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Albert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pagel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pagel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pagel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Frnka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frnka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frnka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Ulm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Ulm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Ulm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knolle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knolle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knolle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmidt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmidt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Halimecek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halimecek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halimecek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Halamicek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eilers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eilers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eilers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Star Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

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

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

  • Frelsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
  • New Ulm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Industry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Industry is located in Austin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
  • Shelby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
  • Ellinger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Welcome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
  • Nelsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
    • Nelsonville is located in Austin County
  • Wesley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
  • Latium
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
    • Latium is located in Washington County
  • Warrenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Round Top
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Walhalla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Joiner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joiner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County

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

Newspapers Published in Pisek ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pisek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pisek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pisek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Pisek:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pisek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Pisek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pisek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9169, Longitude: -96.5830       In this case, the coordinates for Pisek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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