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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Serbin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Serbin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Serbin, please Contact Us.

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 Serbin (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 Serbin. 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 northeast 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Serbin is historic, it would have been located within present day Lee 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 Lee County: Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, Milam, Washington & Williamson.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Serbin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Serbin, with the one closest to Serbin listed first.
    • Giddings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Loebau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
    • Fedor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Dime Box
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Old Dime Box
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
    • Blue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
      • Blue is located in Lee County
    • Knobbs Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
    • Tanglewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Hicks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
  • Austin County
    • Shelby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Serbin, with the one closest to Serbin listed first.
    • Paige
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
      • Paige is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <2>
    • Smithville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • McDade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <2>
    • Togo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
    • Upton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
    • Bastrop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
      • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <2>
    • Camp Swift
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
    • Phelan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
    • Kovar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Rosanky
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Wyldwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyldwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
    • Jeddo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Serbin, with the one closest to Serbin listed first.
    • Deanville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Frenstat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
  • Colorado County
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Serbin, with the one closest to Serbin listed first.
    • Warda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
      • Warda is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <2>
    • Nechanitz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Ledbetter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <2>
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
    • Kirtley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
    • Plum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
      • Plum is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
    • Walhalla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • La Grange
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Warrenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carmine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
      • Carmine is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <2>
    • Round Top
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stellar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
      • Stellar is located in Fayette County
  • Travis County
    • Littig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
      • Littig is located in Travis County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Serbin, with the one closest to Serbin listed first.
    • La Bahia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Burton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rehburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
    • Wesley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Serbin ...

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 Serbin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Serbin, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Serbin.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Serbin:

Cemeteries Near Serbin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Serbin.

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

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

  • Noack Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noack Cemetery
  • Goacher Cemetery Historical Site
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goacher Cemetery Historical Site have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goacher Cemetery Historical Site
  • Foerster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foerster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foerster Cemetery
  • Keng Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keng Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keng Cemetery
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Winchester Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Betts Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Betts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Betts Chapel Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Evergreen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3491 <5>
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Powell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Bell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Schumann Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schumann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schumann 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.

Serbin itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Giddings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Warda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
    • Warda is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <2>
  • Winchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Fayette County
  • Paige
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
    • Paige is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <2>
  • Nechanitz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
  • Lincoln
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Smithville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • West Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
  • Ledbetter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <2>
  • Alum Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alum Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
  • Fedor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
  • Plum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Waldeck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
      • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
    • Walhalla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • La Grange
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Serbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Serbin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Serbin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1279, Longitude: -96.9990    
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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