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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 Saint John (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 Saint John. 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 Saint John ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint John: St. John

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Saint John is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee & Washington.

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Saint John)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
    • Schulenburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Engle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Praha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Freyburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Flatonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hostyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
    • Muldoon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldoon
      • Muldoon is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldoon <1>
    • La Grange
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ellinger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Joiner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Cistern
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
      • Cistern is located in Fayette County
      • Former names for Cistern:
      • Cockrell's Hill
      • Milton
      • Whiteside's Prairie
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
    • Kovar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Togo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
    • Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <1>
    • Rosanky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell County
    • Delhi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
    • Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bielau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Weimar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Sheridan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Glidden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <1>
    • Hillcrest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Rock Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Columbus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Alleyton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Frelsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
    • Yoakum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Hochheim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
    • Waelder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kokernot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Glaze City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
    • Hamon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Sandy Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
    • Gonzales
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint John, with the one closest to Saint John listed first.
    • Moravia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Komensky
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Breslau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Hallettsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Moulton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sublime
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Wied
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Shiner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweet Home
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Ezzell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County

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

Newspapers Published in Saint John ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint John.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint John, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint John.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Saint John:

Cemeteries Near Saint John ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint John.

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

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

  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzgerald Cemetery
  • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
  • Old High Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old High Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Schulenburg.
    • The Old High Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • High Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old High Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5765 <4>
  • Oakland Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Hill Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Criswell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Criswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Criswell Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Slavonic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavonic Cemetery
    • Pine Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Springs Cemetery

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

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

  • Gleckler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleckler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
  • Moravia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
  • Engle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
    • Engle is located in Fayette County
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
  • High Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Breslau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
  • Kinkler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
    • Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Praha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha is located in Fayette County
    • Praha has also been known as:
    • Hottentot
  • Freyburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
  • Dubina ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Dubina is located in Fayette County
  • Witting
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
    • Witting is located in Lavaca County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Swiss Alp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
      • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
    • Flatonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Moulton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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- Saint John) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint John. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6313, Longitude: -96.9533       In this case, the coordinates for Saint John 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>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 Saint John, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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