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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 Wrightsboro (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 Wrightsboro. 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 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.

Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gonzales County: Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca & Wilson.

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

  • Gonzales County     (The home county of Wrightsboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
    • Cost
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cost is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
    • Bebe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
    • Summerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Oak Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Smiley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gonzales
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheapside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Leesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
    • Nixon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <1>
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
    • Luling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • McNeil
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • McNeil is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
    • Soda Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Stairtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
    • Prairie Lea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • Joliet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Tilmon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
    • Fentress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
    • Westhoff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hochheim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pearl City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Edgar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Yoakum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cuero
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
    • Kingsbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dugger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
    • Jakes Colony
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
    • Seguin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <1>
    • Lauback
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
    • Weinert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
    • Olmos ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
    • Sweet Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • Morrison Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
    • Zipp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
    • Gillett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ecleto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
    • Shiner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Moulton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Wied
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
    • Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Union is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Pandora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Nockenut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
    • Caddo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Caddo is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
    • Alum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Alum is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
    • Denhawken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Denhawken is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
    • Stockdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Kosciusko
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
    • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
    • Sutherland Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Wrightsboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrightsboro.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wrightsboro - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oso Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clabber Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Storey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pecan Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Smiley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stroman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • King Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bundick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smiley Masonic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wrightsboro had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Smiley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
  • Cheapside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Gonzales
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westhoff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
  • Slayden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Slayden is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
  • Hochheim
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Concrete
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Concrete is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Kokernot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Harwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Nockenut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut

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

Newspapers Published in Wrightsboro ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrightsboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrightsboro, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrightsboro.

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 Wrightsboro:

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 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.
<3>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 Wrightsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wrightsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.