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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 Sweet Home (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 Sweet Home. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Sweet Home is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, Milam, Washington & Williamson.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Sweet Home)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Home, with the one closest to Sweet Home listed first.
    • Loebau
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Dime Box
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Dime Box
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Giddings
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Fedor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Lexington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanglewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Blue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
    • Hicks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Knobbs Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Home, with the one closest to Sweet Home listed first.
    • Shelby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Industry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bleiblerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Home, with the one closest to Sweet Home listed first.
    • Paige
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • McDade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Smithville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alum Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Camp Swift
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
    • Phelan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
  • Brazos County
    • Stone City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Home, with the one closest to Sweet Home listed first.
    • Deanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Birch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Frenstat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Caldwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Chriesman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Cooks Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Snook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Colorado County
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Home, with the one closest to Sweet Home listed first.
    • Ledbetter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Carmine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nechanitz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Warda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Round Top
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walhalla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Warrenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Roznov
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Rutersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Plum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Halsted
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
  • Milam County
    • Rockdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Home, with the one closest to Sweet Home listed first.
    • La Bahia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Burton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rehburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Quarry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Greenvine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Gay Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Wesley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Brenham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Sweet Home ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweet Home.

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 Sweet Home - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rost Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • High Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • White Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Betts Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Point Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Keng Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hartstack Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (225 more) ...
    • Gloyna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hranice Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<4>

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

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

  • Dime Box
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ledbetter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Giddings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Deanville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Serbin ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Serbin is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
  • Waldeck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
  • La Bahia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
  • Frenstat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
  • Nechanitz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
  • Burton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fedor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Warda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Round Top
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sweet Home ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweet Home.

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

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 Sweet Home:

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