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 Saint Johns Colony (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 Johns Colony. 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 Johns Colony ...
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 Saint Johns Colony: St. Johns Colony
- While the name of this community is Saint Johns Colony, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Saint Johns Colony may originally have been Saint John's Colony.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Saint Johns Colony might be written as Saint John Colony.
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 hospitals 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.
Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Johns Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Johns Colony:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Saint Johns Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Colony, with the one closest to Saint Johns Colony listed first.
- Lytton Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Pettytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
- McMahan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McMahan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
- Lockhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mendoza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Seawillow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
- Niederwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Tilmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Brownsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Uhland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Colony, with the one closest to Saint Johns Colony listed first.
- Bateman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mustang Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Wyldwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Hills Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Rosanky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Upton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Bastrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Phelan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Togo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Alum Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Comal County
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Colony, with the one closest to Saint Johns Colony listed first.
- Cistern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Stellar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Kirtley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kirtley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Colony, with the one closest to Saint Johns Colony listed first.
- Harwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Waelder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ottine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Colony, with the one closest to Saint Johns Colony listed first.
- Staples
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Weinert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
- Galle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galle is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
- Kingsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Colony, with the one closest to Saint Johns Colony listed first.
- Goforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Buda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mountain City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Hays
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Flatrock Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- San Marcos
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Driftwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Colony, with the one closest to Saint Johns Colony listed first.
- Elroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Creedmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Carl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Pilot Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Del Valle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Onion Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Webberville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- San Leanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Manchaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Shady Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Johns Colony, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Johns Colony.
Cemeteries Near Saint Johns Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Johns Colony.
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 Saint Johns Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Johns Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Johns Colony, with the one closest to Saint Johns Colony listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bunton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lytton Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bateman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Red Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turner Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Red Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Lentz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Saint Johns Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Johns Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Johns Colony, with the one closest to Saint Johns Colony listed first.
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lytton Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lockhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tilmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- String Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- Creedmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delhi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Goforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Hills Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Johns Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Johns Colony.
Newspapers Published in Saint Johns Colony ...
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 Saint Johns Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Johns Colony, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Johns Colony.
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 Johns Colony:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Comal County
- Fayette County
- Gonzales County
- Guadalupe County
- Hays County
- Travis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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 Johns Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Saint Johns Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |