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 Swiss Alp (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 Swiss Alp. 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 doctors 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.
Swiss Alp is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Swiss Alp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swiss Alp:
- Fayette County (The home county of Swiss Alp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiss Alp, with the one closest to Swiss Alp listed first.
- Freyburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freyburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
- Hostyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hostyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dubina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
- Schulenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- La Grange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Engle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Engle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
- Muldoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Joiner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joiner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Plum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Halsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halsted is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
- Ellinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Praha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Praha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiss Alp, with the one closest to Swiss Alp listed first.
- Shelby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- New Ulm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Industry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiss Alp, with the one closest to Swiss Alp listed first.
- Kovar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kovar is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
- Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Togo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Jeddo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Rosanky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Upton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Hills Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Caldwell County
- Delhi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Colorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiss Alp, with the one closest to Swiss Alp listed first.
- Weimar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Borden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Borden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- New Bielau ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Bielau is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
- Hillcrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Glidden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pisek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pisek is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frelsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alleyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Gonzales County
- Waelder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lavaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiss Alp, with the one closest to Swiss Alp listed first.
- Gleckler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Moravia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moravia is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Komensky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Komensky is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
- Breslau
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Breslau is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
- Moulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sublime
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hallettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wied
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wied is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
- Shiner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiss Alp, with the one closest to Swiss Alp listed first.
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Giddings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- La Bahia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Bahia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swiss Alp, see our County-by-County Page for Swiss Alp.
Cemeteries Near Swiss Alp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swiss Alp.
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 Swiss Alp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swiss Alp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swiss Alp, with the one closest to Swiss Alp listed first.
- Kaase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old High Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old High Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old High Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Schulenburg.
- The Old High Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5765 <2>
- Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dubina.
- The Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dubina Cemetery
- St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1746407 <2>
- Black Jack Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Cemetery
- The Pin Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Black Jack Springs Cemetery
- Bictner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brandt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Swiss Alp had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swiss Alp, with the one closest to Swiss Alp listed first.
- Freyburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freyburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
- Ammannsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- O'Quinn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dubina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
- La Grange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Engle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Engle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
- Muldoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Joiner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joiner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Plum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Praha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Praha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- Gleckler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ellinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flatonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swiss Alp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swiss Alp.
Newspapers Published in Swiss Alp ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swiss Alp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swiss Alp, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swiss Alp.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Swiss Alp:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Bastrop County
- Caldwell County
- Colorado County
- Gonzales County
- Lavaca County
- Lee County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swiss Alp) 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 Swiss Alp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |