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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 Zionville (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 Zionville. 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 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.

Zionville is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes & Lee.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Zionville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zionville, with the one closest to Zionville listed first.
    • Gay Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Rehburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Brenham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • Burton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Quarry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Greenvine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Wesley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • La Bahia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Independence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chappell Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Whitman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zionville, with the one closest to Zionville listed first.
    • New Wehdem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Bleiblerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Shelby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Kenney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Industry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Buckhorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • New Ulm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bellville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cat Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Millheim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zionville, with the one closest to Zionville listed first.
    • Allen Farm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Millican
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellborn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Navasota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stone City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • College Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zionville, with the one closest to Zionville listed first.
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Somerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Clay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Birch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Frenstat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Snook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Deanville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Caldwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooks Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zionville, with the one closest to Zionville listed first.
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Frelsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zionville, with the one closest to Zionville listed first.
    • Carmine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Round Top
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Warrenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ledbetter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Roznov
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Walhalla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Nechanitz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Fayetteville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Halsted
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Warda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ellinger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zionville, with the one closest to Zionville listed first.
    • Dime Box
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Dime Box
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Loebau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Giddings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zionville, with the one closest to Zionville listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Hempstead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Prairie View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Zionville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zionville.

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 Zionville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Affleck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Barnett - Estes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lehmann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Struckmeyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eichholt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heisic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frieden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Burton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Holt Family Cemetery
    • The Holt Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341597 <3>
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • HIC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Lea Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea Cemetery
      • The Prairie Lea Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brenham 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.<4>

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

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

  • Mill Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Gay Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
  • Burton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brenham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
  • Greenvine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
  • Quarry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
  • La Bahia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
  • Latium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Latium is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
  • Wesley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Somerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Phillipsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Welcome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Welcome is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Shelby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Lyons
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Zionville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zionville.

Newspapers Published in Zionville ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zionville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zionville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zionville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Zionville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zionville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Zionville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.