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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 Verhelle (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 Verhelle. 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 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.

Verhelle is located in DeWitt 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 DeWitt County: Goliad, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca & Victoria.

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

  • DeWitt County     (The home county of Verhelle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verhelle, with the one closest to Verhelle listed first.
    • Thomaston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuero
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Meyersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Terryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Yoakum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pearl City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Hochheim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Westhoff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nordheim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Goliad County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verhelle, with the one closest to Verhelle listed first.
    • Ander
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ander is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
    • Weser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Weser is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
    • Kilgore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Weesatche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cologne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cologne is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Former names for Cologne:
      • Centerville
      • Ira Station
      • Perdido
    • Fannin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Goliad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Angel City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verhelle, with the one closest to Verhelle listed first.
    • Cheapside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Glaze City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
    • Hamon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
    • Kokernot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Smiley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • Morales
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verhelle, with the one closest to Verhelle listed first.
    • Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Sweet Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ezzell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
    • Shiner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wied
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Victoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Verhelle, with the one closest to Verhelle listed first.
    • Nursery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coletoville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
    • Aloe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Aloe is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloe
    • Victoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Oak Village is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Telferner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hughes is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Inez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dacosta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta

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

Cemeteries Near Verhelle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verhelle.

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

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

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

  • Burns Station Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ponteon San Isidro Labrador Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Thomaston Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Cuero.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7186 <3>
  • Westville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Cuero.
    • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cuero City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4260 <3>
  • McCrabb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leesville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nursery Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Lockhart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Memory Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Thomaston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arneckeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arneckeville is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arneckeville
  • Cuero
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stratton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stratton is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
  • Meyersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mission Valley is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
  • Nursery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Terryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
  • Concrete
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Concrete is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
  • Weser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Yoakum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Yorktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hochheim
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Verhelle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Verhelle.

Newspapers Published in Verhelle ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verhelle.

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

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 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 Verhelle:

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 from Point A (ie- Verhelle) 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 Verhelle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.