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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 Westhoff (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 Westhoff. 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.

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

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

  • DeWitt County     (The home county of Westhoff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westhoff, with the one closest to Westhoff listed first.
    • Cuero
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hochheim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
      • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <1>
    • Edgar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Yorktown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pearl City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Yoakum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Meyersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
      • Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <1>
    • Nordheim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim
      • Nordheim is located in DeWitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordheim <1>
    • Thomaston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Terryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
      • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
  • Goliad County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westhoff, with the one closest to Westhoff listed first.
    • Weesatche
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Weser
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
      • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Ander
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
      • Ander is located in Goliad County
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westhoff, with the one closest to Westhoff listed first.
    • Cheapside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Smiley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wrightsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
      • Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <1>
    • Hamon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Cost
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
    • Glaze City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
    • Bebe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <1>
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
    • Gonzales
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kokernot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Leesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westhoff, with the one closest to Westhoff listed first.
    • Ecleto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecleto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecleto
      • Ecleto is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecleto <1>
    • Gillett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillett <1>
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flaccus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
    • Runge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
      • Runge is located in Karnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runge <1>
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Pawelekville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
    • Panna Maria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westhoff, with the one closest to Westhoff listed first.
    • Shiner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Wied
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
  • Victoria County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westhoff, with the one closest to Westhoff listed first.
    • Pandora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Wilson County
    • Caddo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
      • Caddo is located in Wilson County
    • Denhawken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
      • Denhawken is located in Wilson County
    • Nockenut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nockenut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
    • Kosciusko
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kosciusko have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
    • Stockdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Alum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
      • Alum is located in Wilson County
    • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
      • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County

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

Newspapers Published in Westhoff ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westhoff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westhoff, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westhoff.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Westhoff:

Cemeteries Near Westhoff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westhoff.

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

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

  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Westhoff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westhoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westhoff Cemetery
  • Lord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sample Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Billings Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Gate Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Gate Cemetery
  • Rupert Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Leissner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leissner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leissner Cemetery
  • Mt. Enon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Enon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Enon Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north of Gonzales.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Enon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Woods Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • Memory Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Westhoff had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Cheapside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
  • Concrete
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concrete have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
    • Concrete is located in DeWitt County
  • Smiley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuero
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wrightsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <1>
  • Hochheim
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
    • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <1>
  • Yorktown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Edgar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
  • Hamon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
  • Arneckeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arneckeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arneckeville
    • Arneckeville is located in DeWitt County
  • Stratton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in DeWitt County
  • Meyersville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
    • Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <1>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Yoakum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kokernot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Gonzales
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Westhoff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westhoff.

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

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

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>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.
<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>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- Westhoff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westhoff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1938, Longitude: -97.4710    
<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 Westhoff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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