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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 Slayden (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 Slayden. 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 and doctors 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.

Slayden is located in Gonzales 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 Gonzales County: Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca & Wilson.

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

  • Gonzales County     (The home county of Slayden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slayden, with the one closest to Slayden listed first.
    • Ottine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gonzales
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
    • Cost
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
    • Summerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Belmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Bebe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrightsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Waelder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slayden, with the one closest to Slayden listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Bateman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bateman is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
    • Red Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rosanky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kovar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slayden, with the one closest to Slayden listed first.
    • McNeil
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • McNeil is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
    • Luling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Soda Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Brownsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • Tilmon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
    • Joliet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Stairtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Seawillow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
    • Prairie Lea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McMahan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • McMahan is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
    • Delhi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Fentress
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slayden, with the one closest to Slayden listed first.
    • Hochheim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearl City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Westhoff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Yoakum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slayden, with the one closest to Slayden listed first.
    • Cistern
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cistern is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
      • Former names for Cistern:
      • Cockrell's Hill
      • Milton
      • Whiteside's Prairie
    • Colony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Colony is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Flatonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Praha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slayden, with the one closest to Slayden listed first.
    • Kingsbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Weinert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
    • Staples
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lauback
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
    • Galle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
    • Dugger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
    • Seguin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <1>
    • Geronimo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Redwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
    • Zorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
    • Jakes Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
    • Zipp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
    • Barbarosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slayden, with the one closest to Slayden listed first.
    • Moulton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Shiner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Komensky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Wied
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slayden, with the one closest to Slayden listed first.
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Nockenut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
    • Pandora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Caddo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Caddo is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo

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

Cemeteries Near Slayden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slayden.

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

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

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

  • McKeller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Princeville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Randle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hodge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • King Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecan Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Camp Brazil Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Brazil Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Brazil Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gonzales.
    • The Camp Brazil Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodmen of the World Spanish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2718 <2>
  • Plum Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Haschke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Storey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • DeWitt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gonzales Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Slayden had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Oak Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
  • Gonzales
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Belmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Luling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
  • Wrightsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Tilmon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
  • Hamon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
  • Waelder
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Lea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kokernot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Nickel ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
    • Kingsbury
      (18 miles [29 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 Slayden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slayden.

Newspapers Published in Slayden ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slayden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slayden, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slayden.

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 Slayden:

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