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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 Seclusion (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 Seclusion. 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 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.

Seclusion is located in Lavaca 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 Lavaca County: Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria & Wharton.

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

  • Lavaca County     (The home county of Seclusion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seclusion, with the one closest to Seclusion listed first.
    • Speaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ezzell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
    • Sublime
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hallettsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Sweet Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Breslau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Wied
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
    • Gleckler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Moravia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Komensky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Shiner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seclusion, with the one closest to Seclusion listed first.
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
    • Sheridan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rock Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Nada
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Garwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Altair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Boedecker Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Eldridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Borden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Matthews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Glidden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seclusion, with the one closest to Seclusion listed first.
    • Terryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Yoakum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seclusion, with the one closest to Seclusion listed first.
    • Schulenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seclusion, with the one closest to Seclusion listed first.
    • Morales
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
    • Ganado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
    • Matilda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Matilda is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
  • Victoria County
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seclusion, with the one closest to Seclusion listed first.
    • Hahn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
    • Louise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillje
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
    • El Campo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bonus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Egypt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Glen Flora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Pierce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Seclusion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seclusion.

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 Seclusion - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hartt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gandy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Haidusek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flourney Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chase Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Strane Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hines Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Smoothingiron Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vienna is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Morales
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Morales is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
  • Ezzell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
  • Sublime
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Navidad
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Navidad is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navidad
  • Williamsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Hallettsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Kinkler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
  • Ganado
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Louise
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edna
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Edna is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Sweet Home
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Seclusion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seclusion.

Newspapers Published in Seclusion ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seclusion.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seclusion, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seclusion.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Seclusion:

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>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 Seclusion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seclusion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.