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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 Venetia (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 Venetia. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Venetia is located in Leon 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 Leon County: Anderson, Freestone, Houston, Limestone, Madison & Robertson.

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

  • Leon County     (The home county of Venetia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venetia, with the one closest to Venetia listed first.
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marquez
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Flynn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wealthy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Normangee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Jewett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Middleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venetia, with the one closest to Venetia listed first.
    • Edge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
    • Kurten
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Tabor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Wixon Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venetia, with the one closest to Venetia listed first.
    • Stranger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Reagan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venetia, with the one closest to Venetia listed first.
    • Donie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Freestone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Grimes County
    • Iola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venetia, with the one closest to Venetia listed first.
    • Farrar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Kosse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
    • Lost Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Personville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Thornton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Groesbeck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venetia, with the one closest to Venetia listed first.
    • George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • George is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • North Zulch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • Madisonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Venetia, with the one closest to Venetia listed first.
    • Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Bald Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • New Baden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Seale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Franklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Owensville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Wheelock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Bremond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Calvert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hearne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Hammond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Benchley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley

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

Cemeteries Near Venetia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Venetia.

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

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

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

  • Bateman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Winn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kaster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hoxie Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Easterly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Downs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Downs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Downs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Marquez.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3281 <3>
  • James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Grayson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Camp Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Flynn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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 Venetia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Venetia.

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

  • Marquez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • New Baden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bald Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
  • Seale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Franklin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Headsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Headsville is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
  • Jewett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Petteway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Petteway is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteway
  • Leona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Oletha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oletha is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
  • Wheelock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Nesbitt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Nesbitt is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch

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

Newspapers Published in Venetia ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Venetia.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Venetia:

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 '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- Venetia) 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 Venetia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.