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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 Taiton (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 Taiton. 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.

Taiton is located in Wharton 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 Wharton County: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Lavaca & Matagorda.

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

  • Wharton County     (The home county of Taiton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taiton, with the one closest to Taiton listed first.
    • Hahn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
    • El Campo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Flora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Egypt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierce
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Mackay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Hillje
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
    • Wharton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Louise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hungerford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lissie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Danevang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taiton, with the one closest to Taiton listed first.
    • Wallis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rexville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rexville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taiton, with the one closest to Taiton listed first.
    • Nada
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Eldridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Garwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Boedecker Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Matthews
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Provident City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Provident City is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
    • Altair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rock Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramsey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Alleyton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Bend County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taiton, with the one closest to Taiton listed first.
    • Kendleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Powell Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
    • Four Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Beasley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Needville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taiton, with the one closest to Taiton listed first.
    • Ganado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morales
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
    • Edna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taiton, with the one closest to Taiton listed first.
    • Speaks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sublime
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taiton, with the one closest to Taiton listed first.
    • Midfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pledger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • McCroskey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Chalmers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Markham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's

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

Cemeteries Near Taiton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taiton.

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

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

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

  • St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hahn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nada Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden of Memories
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sandbridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Garwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Old Jerusalem Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Mackay Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Frazer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Taiton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taiton.

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

  • Mackay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • Louise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wharton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hungerford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Altair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Nottawa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
  • Eagle Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ganado
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kendleton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Bernard
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramsey
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Pledger
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Vienna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Vienna is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Morales
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
    • Alleyton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Taiton ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taiton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taiton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taiton.

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 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 Taiton:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Taiton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Taiton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.