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Introduction ...

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

We've added Provident City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Provident City, 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 Provident City (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 Provident City. 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 Provident City 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 Provident City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Provident City:

  • Colorado County     (The home county of Provident City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Provident City, with the one closest to Provident City listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rock Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Nada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
      • Garwood is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garwood <2>
    • Eldridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
    • Boedecker Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boedecker Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
    • Altair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Matthews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Oakland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Glidden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
  • DeWitt County
    • Terryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Provident City, with the one closest to Provident City listed first.
    • Morales
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
    • Ganado
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Edna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <2>
    • Matilda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • Matilda is located in Jackson County
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Provident City, with the one closest to Provident City listed first.
    • Speaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sublime
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Ezzell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Hallettsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Sweet Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Breslau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Wied
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wied. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Moravia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
  • Victoria County
    • Inez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
      • Inez is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <2>
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Provident City, with the one closest to Provident City listed first.
    • Hahn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • Louise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillje
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
    • El Campo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
      • El Campo is located in Wharton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <2>
    • Bonus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
    • Egypt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Glen Flora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pierce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
    • Danevang
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danevang have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danevang
      • Danevang is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danevang <2>
    • Lissie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Provident City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Provident City.

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

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

  • Bright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brownson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gandy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flourney Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flourney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flourney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haidusek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haidusek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haidusek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strane Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chase Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Hines Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilkerson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Provident City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Provident City.

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

  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Lavaca County
  • Morales
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
    • Morales is located in Jackson County
  • Sublime
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Ezzell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
  • Navidad
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navidad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navidad
    • Navidad is located in Jackson County
  • Ganado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Louise
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Edna
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <2>
  • Hallettsville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
  • Hope
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Lavaca County
  • Altair
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • El Toro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Toro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Toro
      • El Toro is located in Jackson County
    • Kinkler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
      • Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
    • Oakland
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Provident City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Provident City.

Newspapers Published in Provident City ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Provident City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Provident City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Provident City.

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 Provident City:

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 Provident City, 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>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.
<4>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Provident City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Provident City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2827, Longitude: -96.6322       In this case, the coordinates for Provident City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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