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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Post Oak Point (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 Post Oak Point. 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.

Name Variations for Post Oak Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Postoak Point.

  • A typical abbreviation for Post Oak Point: Post Oak Pt.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Post Oak Point is located in Austin 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 Austin County: Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington & Wharton.

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

  • Austin County     (The home county of Post Oak Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Point, with the one closest to Post Oak Point listed first.
    • Industry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Ulm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bleiblerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Cat Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Wehdem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Bellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Millheim
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Buckhorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Point, with the one closest to Post Oak Point listed first.
    • Somerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Point, with the one closest to Post Oak Point listed first.
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Frelsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Hillcrest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Alleyton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Columbus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Glidden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Borden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Ramsey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Weimar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Altair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Eagle Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Point, with the one closest to Post Oak Point listed first.
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Fayetteville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roznov
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Ellinger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Top
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Walhalla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Halsted
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Joiner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Rutersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Carmine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nechanitz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
  • Lee County
    • Giddings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Point, with the one closest to Post Oak Point listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Clemons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Hempstead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Post Oak Point, with the one closest to Post Oak Point listed first.
    • Wesley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Greenvine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • La Bahia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Burton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brenham
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Chappell Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rehburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Gay Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Quarry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Whitman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Independence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Post Oak Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Post Oak Point.

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 Post Oak Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • McElroy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Frnka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • New Ulm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Knolle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Industry Brethen Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Star Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Albert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Pagel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shellburne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • National Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

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

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

  • New Ulm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Industry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frelsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
  • Shelby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Welcome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nelsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelsonville is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
  • Wesley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Latium
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Latium is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
  • Ellinger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenvine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mentz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mentz is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
    • Cat Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Top
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Post Oak Point ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Post Oak Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Post Oak Point, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Post Oak Point.

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 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 Post Oak Point:

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 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.
<3>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 Post Oak Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Post Oak Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.