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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 Vistula (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 Vistula. 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 doctors and 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.

Vistula is located in Houston County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of Vistula)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vistula, with the one closest to Vistula listed first.
    • Austonio
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Cooper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Lovelady
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
      • Lovelady is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <2>
    • Porter Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Holly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Crockett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
      • Crockett is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <2>
    • Latexo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Grapeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Belott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
      • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Refuge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
  • Grimes County
    • Bedias
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vistula, with the one closest to Vistula listed first.
    • Centerview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Middleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Leona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <2>
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Flynn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Leon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <2>
    • Normangee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
      • Normangee is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vistula, with the one closest to Vistula listed first.
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • George
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • George is located in Madison County
    • North Zulch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vistula, with the one closest to Vistula listed first.
    • Mill Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Trinity
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Friday
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Pennington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <2>
    • Chita
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
    • Groveton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vistula, with the one closest to Vistula listed first.
    • Kittrell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Huntsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dodge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Walker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
    • Wesley Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County

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

Newspapers Published in Vistula ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vistula.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vistula, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vistula.

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 either 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 Vistula:

Cemeteries Near Vistula ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vistula.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Douglas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
  • Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Bozeman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozeman Cemetery
  • Bogg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogg Cemetery
  • Weldon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Midway Southside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Point Cemetery
  • Reed Sunshine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Sunshine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Sunshine Cemetery
  • Bynum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bynum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynum Cemetery
  • Tan Yard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tan Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tan Yard Cemetery
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Old Plantation Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plantation Cemetery
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
    • Alphin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alphin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alphin Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
  • Ash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Ash is located in Houston County
  • Midway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovelady
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
    • Lovelady is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <2>
  • Porter Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
  • Guys Store
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
    • Guys Store is located in Leon County
  • Connor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
    • Connor is located in Madison County
  • Middleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
  • Holly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Houston County
  • Trinity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
    • Crockett is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <2>
  • Madisonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Leona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <2>
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Saron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
      • Saron is located in Trinity County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vistula. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Vistula) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vistula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1046, Longitude: -95.6369       In this case, the coordinates for Vistula have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Vistula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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