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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 Schwab 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 Schwab 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Schwab City is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Angelina, Hardin, Liberty, San Jacinto, Trinity & Tyler.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Schwab City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schwab City, with the one closest to Schwab City listed first.
    • Ace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Goodrich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Lamont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Livingston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
    • Dallardsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • West Livingston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
    • New Willard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
    • Oak Shade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
    • Leggett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Seven Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Bold Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schwab City, with the one closest to Schwab City listed first.
    • Votaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thicket
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
    • Village Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Batson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schwab City, with the one closest to Schwab City listed first.
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Romayor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rye
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
    • Rayburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
    • Coushatta Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Mariam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mariam is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
    • Dayton Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schwab City, with the one closest to Schwab City listed first.
    • Shepherd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coldspring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Magnolia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Evergreen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Point Blank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakhurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Trinity County
    • Carlisle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schwab City, with the one closest to Schwab City listed first.
    • Ivanhoe North
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Ivanhoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Warren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillister
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Peach Tree Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Woodville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Doucette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Schwab City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schwab 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.

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 Schwab City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lake Station Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peebles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Restland Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Restland Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluff Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Camp Ruby Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coley Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kibble Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Hank Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rice Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Milby Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Goodrich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Livingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shepherd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dallardsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Leggett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Seven Oaks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Coldspring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Keno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Keno is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
  • Hortense
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hortense is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
  • Cleveland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Colita
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colita is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
  • Moscow
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Evergreen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Hyatt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
    • Warren
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Schwab City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schwab City.

Newspapers Published in Schwab 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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schwab City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schwab City, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schwab City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Schwab City:

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