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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Sublime (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 Sublime. 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.

Sublime 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 Sublime. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sublime:

  • Lavaca County     (The home county of Sublime)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublime, with the one closest to Sublime listed first.
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hallettsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gleckler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Breslau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Moravia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Ezzell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
    • Wied
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
    • Komensky
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Speaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sweet Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Moulton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Shiner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublime, with the one closest to Sublime listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Rock Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Borden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Weimar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
    • Glidden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Altair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Columbus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Garwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Alleyton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublime, with the one closest to Sublime listed first.
    • Yoakum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Terryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Pearl City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublime, with the one closest to Sublime listed first.
    • Schulenburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Engle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
    • Praha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Freyburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Flatonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellinger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hostyn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • Joiner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Muldoon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Halsted
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • La Grange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Colony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Colony is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sublime, with the one closest to Sublime listed first.
    • Kokernot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Glaze City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
  • Jackson County
    • Morales
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
  • Wharton County
    • Hahn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn

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

Cemeteries Near Sublime ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sublime.

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

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

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

  • Smoothingiron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Obelgoner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Redus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Vsetin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Willowsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Keilers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Shimek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Austin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bila Hora Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sublime had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Vienna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Vienna is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Kinkler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
  • Hallettsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oakland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Williamsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Gleckler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Breslau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Moravia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Ezzell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
  • Wied
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Borden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Witting
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Witting is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Sweet Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sublime ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sublime.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sublime, 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 Sublime.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sublime:

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 Sublime, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sublime) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.