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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 Weimar (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 Weimar. 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.

Weimar is located in Colorado 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 Colorado County: Austin, Fayette, Lavaca & Wharton.

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

  • Colorado County     (The home county of Weimar)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weimar, with the one closest to Weimar listed first.
    • Borden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bielau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Glidden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
    • Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sheridan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alleyton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rock Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Frelsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
    • Altair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
      • Altair is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <2>
    • Ramsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weimar, with the one closest to Weimar listed first.
    • New Ulm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Industry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
    • Cat Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
      • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <2>
    • Bleiblerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <2>
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weimar, with the one closest to Weimar listed first.
    • Kovar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Smithville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <2>
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weimar, with the one closest to Weimar listed first.
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Schulenburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ellinger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Freyburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
    • Joiner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Hostyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
    • Engle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Halsted
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
    • La Grange
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fayetteville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
    • Rutersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Praha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Flatonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weimar, with the one closest to Weimar listed first.
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Moravia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Sublime
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
      • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <2>
    • Breslau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Komensky
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Hallettsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Moulton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wied
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Ezzell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Speaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Shiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweet Home
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <2>
  • Washington County
    • Wesley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Weimar ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weimar.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Weimar. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Weimar and those printed in the larger area surrounding Weimar.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Weimar.

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 Weimar:

Cemeteries Near Weimar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weimar.

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

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

  • Hill Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Memorial Park
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hehr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hehr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hehr Cemetery
  • Boeer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boeer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boeer Cemetery
  • Dubina / Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dubina / Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dubina.
    • The Dubina / Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dubina Cemetery
    • St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubina / Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1746407 <4>
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
  • Osage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bictner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bictner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bictner Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Borden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Osage Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Osage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Osage Cemetery
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • Lass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lass Cemetery
    • Adkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons 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 Weimar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weimar.

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

  • Dubina ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Dubina is located in Fayette County
  • Borden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ammannsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
    • Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
  • High Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Swiss Alp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
    • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
  • Gleckler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleckler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
  • Ellinger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glidden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Glidden is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
  • Freyburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
  • Joiner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kinkler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
      • Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
    • Engle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Moravia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County

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

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

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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 '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- Weimar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weimar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7027, Longitude: -96.7808    
<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 Weimar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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