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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 Rabbs Prairie (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 Rabbs Prairie. 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 Rabbs Prairie ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Rabbs Prairie: Rabbs Pr.
  • While the name of this community is Rabbs Prairie, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rabbs Prairie may originally have been Rabb's Prairie.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rabbs Prairie might be written as Rabb Prairie.

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Rabbs Prairie 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 Rabbs Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rabbs Prairie:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Rabbs Prairie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabbs Prairie, with the one closest to Rabbs Prairie listed first.
    • La Grange
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rutersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Plum
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Warda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Nechanitz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Halsted
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Joiner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Walhalla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Hostyn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • West Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roznov
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Warrenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirtley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabbs Prairie, with the one closest to Rabbs Prairie listed first.
    • Shelby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Industry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • New Ulm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bleiblerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabbs Prairie, with the one closest to Rabbs Prairie listed first.
    • Smithville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kovar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
    • Togo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
    • Alum Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Paige
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Upton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Hills Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
    • Rosanky
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jeddo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Bastrop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Camp Swift
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
    • Phelan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
    • McDade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabbs Prairie, with the one closest to Rabbs Prairie listed first.
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Weimar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Frelsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Borden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Hillcrest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Oakland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Glidden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alleyton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gonzales County
    • Waelder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabbs Prairie, with the one closest to Rabbs Prairie listed first.
    • Gleckler
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Komensky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Moulton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabbs Prairie, with the one closest to Rabbs Prairie listed first.
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Giddings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Loebau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Fedor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Dime Box
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Old Dime Box
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Rabbs Prairie, with the one closest to Rabbs Prairie listed first.
    • La Bahia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Greenvine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Burton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wesley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Rehburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg

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

Cemeteries Near Rabbs Prairie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rabbs Prairie.

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 Rabbs Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mantan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old La Grange City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • La Grange Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Foerster Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winchester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Plum Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Williams Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.<5>

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

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

  • La Grange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Plum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
  • Warda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Nechanitz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
  • Joiner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
  • Walhalla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Winchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Winchester is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • West Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waldeck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
  • O'Quinn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
  • Warrenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Swiss Alp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
    • Ammannsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
    • Fayetteville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Rabbs Prairie ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rabbs Prairie.

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

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 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 Rabbs Prairie:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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>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- Rabbs Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Rabbs Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.