Austin County, Texas

Alexander Glenn Family Graveyard Bellville Bellville General Hospital Bellville High School Bellville Turnverein Pavilion Buckhorn Cemetery Charles Fordtran Citizens State Bank Concord Cemetery Coshatte Cemetery Cumings Family Vault David Shelby Dr. James West Bostick E. O. Finn Building Early Roads to San Felipe Education in Industry Elemelech Swearingen Engelking Cemetery First Czech Immigrants in Texas First National Bank of Bellville Fisches Park Frank Cemetery Friedrich Ernst Frnka Family Cemetery Frydek Catholic Cemetery Guardian Angel Catholic Church Hackbarth Building Hackfield Farm Harigel House, The Hartsville Cemetery Haynes Mattress Factory Haynes-Felcman House Haynie-Embrey House Henniger Family Cemetery Hess-Kollatschny Farm House Hill House Huebner Family Cemetery Industry Industry Brethren Church Cemetery Industry Cotton Gin Industry Methodist Church Industry Pilgrims Rest Cemetery Industry Post Office Industry State Bank Industry United Methodist Cemetery J. J. Josey General Store James Bradford Pier Joachim H. Hintz John Bell Lewis Home John Friedrich Ernst, Jr. John Reichle General Merchandise (Welcome Store) John Shelburne Cemetery John Wesley Kenney Josef Lidumil Leshikar Joseph L. Leshikar House L. A. and Adelheid Machemehl House Lambert House Liedertafel Lindemann Store Lindemann-Ott House Machemehl Cemetery Magruder-Cannon-Bryan Home Martin Allen Mary Theresa Juergens McGregor Cemetery (Scottish Presbyterian Cemetery) Meinecke Cemetery Michael Robert Pilley Millheim Harmonie Verein Montgomery Cemetery Mt. Zion Baptist Church Near This Site Stood a Town Hall New Ulm Cemetery Oak Knoll Cemetery Old Roesler Place, The Old Travis Cemetery On This Site Stood the Only Home Owned in Texas by Stephen F. Austin Original Site of St. Mary's Episcopal Church Paul and Mahala Hackbarth House Pilgrims Rest Cemetery Pitts Place Preibisch Building Saint John's Episcopal Church Saint Paul Lutheran Church Sam Houston's Camp West of the Brazos Samuel Chapel Cemetery Samuel Shelburne Cemetery San Felipe de Austin San Felipe de Austin Cemetery San Felipe Town Hall San Felipe United Methodist Church Sealy Sealy Cemetery Shelburne-Reinecker House Sherwood Y. Reamos Site of Town of New Ulm St. John Lutheran Church St. Paul Lutheran Church St. Paul Lutheran Church St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery-Phillipsburg Star Hill Cemetery Stephen F. Austin The Wesley Brethren Church Town of Cat Spring Town of Shelby Travis-Pier Cemetery Trinity Lutheran Church Vanderwerth Family Cemetery Waddell-Dudensing-Bering Home Wallis Cemetery Wallis Methodist Church Wallis State Bank Welcome Lutheran Church William Henry and Lydia Ann English Guyler William Shelburne Cemetery Witte-Schmid Cemetery Witte-Schmid House

Abel Abel Cemetery Alexander Glenn Family Graveyard Allen-Johnston Cemetery Amsler Grave Atkinson Cemetery Austin County Paupers Cemetery Baethe Cemetery Bartay Cemetery Bethany Cemetery Bethany Colored Cemetery Bovine Bluff Bend Brast #2 Brast Cemetery Brookshire Cemetery Brosig Cemetery Buckhorn Cemetery Buntzel Cemetery Burger Burns Cemetery Burt Cemetery Caletka Cemetery Cat Spring-Kollatschny Cemetery Cat Spring-Lutheran Church Cemetery Clarke Cemetery Cochran Cemetery Collier-Harris Concord Cemetery Coshatte Cemetery Cummings Cemetery Czech Cemetery Czoulauf Cemetery Dabney-Hawkins-Corbin Cemetery David Shelby Cemetery Dehtloff Cemetery Dittert Cemetery Dittmar Cemetery Dixon-Grimes Cemetery Dotson Cemetery Eckardt Cemetery Ehler-Koehn Cemetery El Pleasant-Parker Chapel Cemetery Engelking Cemetery Engelking Grave Falk Fenner Findeisen Cemetery Fissler Flake #1 Cemetery Flake #2 Cemetery Frady Cemetery Frances Cemetery Francis Frank Cemetery Franka Cemetery Froelich Frydek Cemetery Gabig Cemetery Germania Cemetery Gilbert Cemetery Glenn Glenn, Bethel Hicks Glenn Gloar Cemetery Goebel Cemetery Goodwill Cemetery Graf-Hoffman Cemetery Granau Grimes Cemetery Guardian Angel Cemetery Haedge Cemetery Hagemann Cemetery Harms Cemetery Harrison Cemetery Hartsville Cemetery Heitmann Cemetery Henniger Family Cemetery-Industry Henske-Krueger Henson Cemetery Hill Cemetery Hillboldt Cemetery Hillside Cemetery Hiltpold Cemetery Himly Cemetery Hobson Chance Hoffman Cemetery Holtz Cemetery Holy Cross Hoppe Cemetery Huebner Cemetery Immaculate Conception Cemetery Immaculate Conception Church Cemetery Industry Brethern Church Cemetery Industry Methodist Church Cemetery Industry Old Methodist Cemetery Industry Pilgrims Rest Cemetery Ives Creek Cemetery Jackson Family Cemetery Jasek Jeff-Medford Cemetery Jiminez Cemetery-Grave Jochec-Slovak Cemetery John Shelburne Cemetery Kaechele Cemetery Kahloff Cemetery Karmichael Kersten Cemetery Kessee Kiesewetter Cemetery Kinkler Cemetery Kleberg Cemetery Kluever Family Cemetery Knolle #2 Cemetery Knolle Cemetery #1 Koch Cemetery Koehn-Graf Cemetery Kohler Kolbe Cemetery Kollatschny Cemetery Krasna Cemetery Kroulik Cemetery Kueffel Cemetery Kurt Cemetery Laas Cemetery Macedonia Cemetery Machemehl Cemetery Mahnke Cemetery Malicek Cemetery Matthaei Cemetery McGregor Cemetery Meinecke Cemetery Meir Cemetery Menke Cemetery Mernitz Mewis Cemetery Mewis Cemetery Meyer Cemetery Michaelis Cemetery Millheim Cemetery Montgomery Cemetery Mount Zion Cemetry Muery Cemetery Muller Cemetery Munger Cemetery Murff Cemetery Nagel National Cemetery Necker Cemetery Nelsonville Cemetery New Ulm Cemetery New Wehdem Cemetery Norris Cemetery Oak Knoll Cemetery Ognosky Old Travis Old Travis Cemetery Ottmer Cemetery Palm Cemetery Parker Chapel Cemetery Peters-Old Methodist Cemetery Pfeffer #1 Cemetery Pfeffer #2 Cemetery Phillipsburg Cemetery Pilgrims Rest Burleigh Cemetery Pilgrims Rest Cemetery Pilgrims' Rest Cemetery #1 Pilgrims' Rest Cemetery #2 Pitt Cemetery Pleasant Grove Cemetery Pope Cemetery Rogers Saint James Lutheran Cemetery Saint Mary’s Cemetery Samuel Chapel Cemetery Samuel Shelburne San Felipe Cemetery #1 San Felipe Cemetery #2 Schaffner Schlapota Cemetery Schmid Cemetery Schmidt Cemetery Schneider Cemetery Scholz-Nolte Cemetery Schrapps Schulke Cemetery Scranton Grove Cemetery Sealy Catholic Cemetery Sealy Cemetery Sealy colored Sealy Holy Cross Cemetery Severin Cemetery Seyer Cemetery Shelby Cemetery Shelby Family Cemetery Smith #2 Smith Family Plot Staehle Cemetery Star Hill Cemetery Stone-Motley Cemetery Streb Cemetery Stuessel Cemetery Susen Cemetery Svajda-Hejl Cemetery, Nelsonville Swearingen Cemetery Thompson Timme Travis-Davis Travis-Pier Cemetery Trenckmann Family Cemetery Ueckert Cemetery #1 Ueckert Cemetery #2 Ueckert Cemetery #3 unknown (E of Concord); mapped unknown (E of Shelby); mapped unknown (E of Yellow Creek); mapped unknown (E of Yellow Creek, S of Kansas/ Missouri); mapped unknown (N of Ivys Creek); mapped unknown (Newberg Rd) unknown (Shelby); mapped on Voekle Rd unknown (South of Necker Cemetery; SW of Millheim Cemetery) Unknown grave (mapped) Unknown Grave (USGS) near CR 389 at Wagner Rd Vanderwerth Cemetery Viereck Cemetery Wallis Cemetery Ward (Winklemann) Washam Cemetery Weir Cemetery Welcome Cemetery #1 Welcome Cemetery #2 Welcome Cemetery #3 Welcome Hospital Wellhausen Wesley Brethern Cemetery William Shelburne Cemetery Williams Cemetery Williams, Bouldin Winkleman Cemetery Zachas Cemetery Zaskoda Cemetery Zettel Cemetery Ziemer

Austin County, located in the southeastern part of Texas, has a rich and diverse history that dates back to the early 19th century. The area was initially inhabited by various Native American tribes, including the Karankawa and the Akokisa. In the early 1820s, the Mexican government granted land to Stephen F. Austin, also known as the "Father of Texas," who established the first Anglo-American settlements in the region.

In 1824, Austin County was officially created as one of the original 23 counties of Texas. The county was named in honor of Stephen F. Austin and served as a major center for the colonization of Texas. During this time, settlers began to arrive and establish farms, bringing with them their unique cultures and traditions.

Austin County also played a significant role in the Texas Revolution. In 1832, local colonists held the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, which voiced their support for Antonio López de Santa Anna, who was then the leader of Mexico. However, as tensions escalated, the colonists became part of the rebellion against Mexican rule, leading to the famous Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. This battle marked a major turning point in Texas history, resulting in the defeat of Santa Anna's forces and the eventual independence of Texas.

Throughout the years, Austin County continued to develop and thrive. The county seat, Bellville, was established in 1848 and has remained an important cultural and economic center. The arrival of the railroad in the late 19th century further contributed to the growth of the county, connecting it with other regions. Today, Austin County is known for its rich agricultural heritage, historical landmarks, and vibrant community, making it a unique and significant part of Texas history.
Brief timeline of the history of Austin County, Texas:

  • 1821 - Austin County is established as one of the original 23 counties in Texas.
  • 1831 - Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of Texas", passes away and is buried in Austin County.
  • 1836 - Texas gains independence from Mexico, leading to an influx of settlers in Austin County.
  • 1856 - The town of Bellville is established as the county seat of Austin County.
  • 1861-1865 - Austin County residents actively participate in the American Civil War.
  • 1878 - The Texas state legislature formally recognizes Austin County as the "Cradle of the Republic".
  • 1887 - The San Felipe and Southwestern Railroad connects Austin County to the rest of Texas.
  • 1907 - The Brazos River floods Austin County, causing significant damage and loss of life.
  • 1965 - The Stephen F. Austin State Park is established in Austin County.
  • 1992 - The Austin County Historical Commission is formed to preserve the county's history and heritage.
  • Present - Austin County continues to thrive as an agricultural and historic region in Texas.

This timeline provides a condensed summary of the historical journey of Austin County, Texas.

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