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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 Staples (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 Staples. 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 doctors 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.

Staples is located in Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County: Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Hays & Wilson.

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

  • Guadalupe County     (The home county of Staples)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staples, with the one closest to Staples listed first.
    • Redwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Weinert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weinert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weinert
      • From Staples to Weinert
    • Galle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galle
      • From Staples to Galle
    • Zorn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kingsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Barbarosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbarosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
    • Geronimo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lauback
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauback have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
    • Clear Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
      • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
    • Lake Dunlap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
      • Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
    • Camp Willow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
      • Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
    • Seguin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McQueeney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McQueeney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueeney
      • McQueeney is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McQueeney <2>
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staples, with the one closest to Staples listed first.
    • Mustang Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
      • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
    • Bateman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <2>
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staples, with the one closest to Staples listed first.
    • Cibolo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cibolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibolo
      • Cibolo is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cibolo <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cibolo
      • From Staples to Cibolo
    • Schertz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz
      • Schertz is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schertz <2>
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staples, with the one closest to Staples listed first.
    • Fentress
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Martindale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <2>
    • Reedville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Lea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
      • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <2>
    • Maxwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <2>
    • Stairtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
    • Joliet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Joliet
      • From Staples to Joliet
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
    • Uhland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lockhart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
    • Luling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Seawillow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seawillow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
      • Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staples, with the one closest to Staples listed first.
    • Hunter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Freiheit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freiheit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
      • Freiheit is located in Comal County
    • Royal Forest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
    • Thorn Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
    • Gruene
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Preiss Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preiss Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
      • Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
    • First Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Landa Park Highlands
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa Park Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa Park Highlands
      • Landa Park Highlands is located in Comal County
    • New Braunfels
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Second Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Third Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fourth Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jentsch Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jentsch Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
      • Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
  • Gonzales County
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staples, with the one closest to Staples listed first.
    • San Marcos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Goforth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mountain City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Buda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Flatrock Ford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Pioneer Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wimberley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hays
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Woodcreek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Driftwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Crossing
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing is located in Hays County
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staples, with the one closest to Staples listed first.
    • Creedmoor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creedmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
      • Creedmoor is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <2>
    • Carl
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Travis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carl
      • From Staples to Carl
    • Manchaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Onion Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
      • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
    • San Leanna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
      • San Leanna is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Shady Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
    • Elroy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilot Knob
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
    • Sunset Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
      • Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <2>
  • Wilson County
    • Nockenut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nockenut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nockenut
      • From Staples to Nockenut

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

Cemeteries Near Staples ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Staples.

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

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

  • Staples African-American Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Staples Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cliett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cliett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cliett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crayton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Isidora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isidora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isidora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jechow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jechow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jechow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4498 <4>
  • Wade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pentress Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pentress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pentress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Redwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Happle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • San Juan #2 Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan #2 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Juan #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Staples had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Staples had a population of 279 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Staples ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Staples.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Staples, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Staples.

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 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 Staples:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Staples. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Guadalupe County: www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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.
<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- Staples) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Staples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7815, Longitude: -97.8363    
<6>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 Staples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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