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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 Votaw (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 Votaw. 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 hospitals and 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.

Votaw is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Polk & Tyler.

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

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Votaw)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Votaw, with the one closest to Votaw listed first.
    • Thicket
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thicket
      • Thicket is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thicket <2>
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
    • Batson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Saratoga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
    • Village Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
      • Village Mills is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <2>
    • Kountze
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sour Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grayburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
      • Grayburg is located in Hardin County
    • Pinewood Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
    • Lumberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
    • Silsbee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silsbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silsbee
      • Silsbee is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silsbee <2>
  • Jefferson County
    • Bevil Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevil Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
      • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Votaw, with the one closest to Votaw listed first.
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
    • Rye
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Thicket Creekmore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      • Big Thicket Creekmore Village is located in Liberty County
    • Romayor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romayor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romayor
      • Romayor is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romayor <2>
    • Coushatta Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coushatta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
      • Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
    • Mariam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
      • Mariam is located in Liberty County
    • Rayburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
      • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
    • Hardin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <2>
    • Hull
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hull is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
    • Dayton Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
      • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Daisetta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisetta
      • Daisetta is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisetta <2>
    • Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Votaw, with the one closest to Votaw listed first.
    • Oak Shade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
    • Ace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ace
      • Ace is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ace <2>
    • Dallardsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Schwab City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
    • Goodrich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <2>
    • Lamont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
    • Livingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
    • West Livingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
    • New Willard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Willard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
    • Leggett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
      • Leggett is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <2>
    • Seven Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Votaw, with the one closest to Votaw listed first.
    • Shepherd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
      • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <2>
    • Coldspring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
      • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <2>
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Votaw, with the one closest to Votaw listed first.
    • Warren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe North came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Hillister
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Woodville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Tyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <2>
    • Doucette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Votaw ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Votaw.

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 Votaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hank Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4050 <5>
  • McNulty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNulty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNulty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5166 <5>
  • Felps Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fields Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3582 <5>
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moss Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middle Town Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Station Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Station Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guedry Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guedry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guedry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brackin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Holland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coley Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coley Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coley Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Saratoga
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
    • Saratoga is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
  • Dallardsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Village Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
    • Village Mills is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <2>
  • Hyatt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
    • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
  • Shepherd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <2>
  • Warren
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodrich
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <2>
  • Kountze
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Nona
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
    • Nona is located in Hardin County
  • Hillister
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Keno
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
    • Keno is located in Liberty County
  • Livingston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Sour Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ames
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people

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

Newspapers Published in Votaw ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Votaw.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Votaw, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Votaw.

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 helpful 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 Votaw:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Votaw. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Votaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Votaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Votaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4355, Longitude: -94.6733       In this case, the coordinates for Votaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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