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- ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Turnersville 1370299". GNIS. USGS - US DOI. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Luckenbach, Texas". Texas Escapes. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Details for Zuehl Cemetery (Atlas Number 7187009505)". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Cornudas, TX". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Pernitas Point, 1343864". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). USGS - US DOI. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Turnersville 1379183". GNIS. USGS - US DOI. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ↑ Christian, Carole E. "Rehburg Settlement, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ Lehmann, Elizabeth. "Salem, TX (Washington County)". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
