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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 Steen (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 Steen. 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.

Steen is located in DeWitt 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 DeWitt County: Goliad, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca & Victoria.

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

  • DeWitt County     (The home county of Steen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steen, with the one closest to Steen listed first.
    • Hochheim
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
      • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
    • Pearl City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Edgar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Yoakum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Westhoff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuero
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Terryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
    • Thomaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meyersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
      • Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <2>
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steen, with the one closest to Steen listed first.
    • Flatonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Praha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Engle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steen, with the one closest to Steen listed first.
    • Hamon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Glaze City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
    • Cheapside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Kokernot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Cost
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
    • Gonzales
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wrightsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
      • Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <2>
    • Smiley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
    • Oak Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Bebe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ottine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottine
      • Ottine is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottine <2>
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steen, with the one closest to Steen listed first.
    • Shiner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Home
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <2>
    • Wied
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Hope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Moulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallettsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Breslau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Komensky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Ezzell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Moravia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
  • Victoria County

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

Newspapers Published in Steen ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steen, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steen.

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 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 Steen:

Cemeteries Near Steen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steen.

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

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

  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sons of Hermann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Sons of Hermann Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hochheim Prairie Cemetery
    • Sons of Herman Cemetery
    • Sons of Hermann / Hochheim Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sons of Hermann Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7008 <4>
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rupert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Leissner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leissner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leissner Cemetery
  • Nelms Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gates Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Enon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Enon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Enon Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Gonzales.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Enon Cemetery
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Terrysville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrysville Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Teppim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teppim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teppim Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson 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.<6>

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

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

  • Hochheim
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
    • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
  • Concrete
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concrete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
    • Concrete is located in DeWitt County
  • Hamon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
  • Cheapside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
  • Kokernot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
  • Edgar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
  • Yoakum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shiner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westhoff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Home
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <2>
  • Cuero
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Stratton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in DeWitt County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gonzales
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wrightsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
      • Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <2>
    • Terryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Steen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3219, Longitude: -97.3128       In this case, the coordinates for Steen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Steen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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