Profile for Giddings, Texas, TX

Railroad workers of Wendish, or Slavic, descent settled here in the 1870s.

Outlaw Bill Longley was hanged here in 1878

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 26. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4.9 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Lee County Fair & Rodeo - May 17-19, 2007
• Texas Word Wranglers Festival - Sept. 14, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Lee County Museum, Schubert-Fletcher House, Winedale Historical Center, Serbin Community/Wendish Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Giddings

Cemeteries (8)

Communities (1)

Hotels (2)

Libraries (1)

Add extra pins to the map by clicking on the list above the map. You may click the displayed pins for more information, or search the displayed pins by using the above search field.

• Giddings population
• Ancestry of people in Giddings
• Housing in Giddings
• Income in Giddings
• Marital status of adults in Giddings
• Place of birth of people in Giddings
• Residence in 1995, of people in Giddings
• School enrollment & education levels in Giddings
• Transportation & commute times in Giddings
• Lee County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Texas
• State data - Texas
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Giddings demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Lee County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 78942 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Giddings city government
• Lee County government
• Giddings Chamber of Commerce

23% of Giddings residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Giddings ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Giddings
• Cemeteries in Lee County
• Libraries in or near Giddings

Post a query on a message board:

• Lee County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Giddings museums
• Giddings historic sites
• Giddings area parks
• Wineries near Giddings

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Giddings area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Lee County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Giddings
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Lee County

• Giddings business guide
• Giddings Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Texas
• Local ordinances in Texas (Partial selection)

• Crime in Lee County
• Arrests in Lee County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Giddings was $14,768, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Lee County economic census
• Lee County economic summary
• Lee County employment growth
• Lee County unemployment rate
• Texas economic data

11% of Giddings residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Giddings
• Colleges in Texas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Texas
• Schools in or near Giddings
• School districts in or near Giddings
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Texas high schools

• Movies playing in or near Giddings
• YouTube videos about Giddings

• Air pollution in Lee County
• Diesel soot in Lee County
• Land contamination in Lee County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Texas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Lee County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Texas

Giddings festival dates:

• Lee County Fair & Rodeo - May 17-19, 2007
• Texas Word Wranglers Festival - Sept. 14, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Giddings festival web sites:

• Texas Word Wranglers Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Texas county fairs
• Texas festivals (Texas tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Giddings

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Giddings
• Geocaches in Texas

• Giddings items now on sale

• Giddings local government Web site
• Lee County government
• Texas state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Giddings medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Giddings
• Historic sites in Texas
• Museums in or near Giddings
• Museums in Texas
• Texas state archives
• Texas state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Lee County genealogy forum

Median rent in Giddings, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $354.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $725.

• Find Foreclosure in Giddings
• Homes for sale in the Giddings area
• Find a Giddings Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Texas mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Texas
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Giddings include Giddings Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Giddings

• Texas library

• Get directions from Giddings
• Get directions to Giddings
• Census map of Giddings area
• Historic maps of TX cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Texas
• Topographic map of Giddings

• Daily newspapers in or near Giddings
• AM radio stations in or near Giddings
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Giddings
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Giddings
• TV stations in or near Giddings
• Media ownership in the Giddings area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Texas

• Military bases in Texas
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Giddings
• Search obituaries in Texas
• Recent death notices - selected TX newspapers

• Giddings Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Texas
• Lions clubs in Texas
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Giddings
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Giddings

• Parks near Giddings
• National forests in Texas
• State parks in Texas

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Giddings
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Texas communities
• Photos of Texas places
• Post cards of Texas communities

Lee County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Giddings political report.

• Texas Democratic party
• Texas Republican party
• Texas elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Giddings
• Total membership by faith, in Lee County

• Chowhound message boards for TX

The average commute time for Giddings workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Giddings include Ramada Limited at Giddings, Super 8.

• Giddings travel guide
• Airports near Giddings
• Hotels near Giddings
• Texas tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Texas coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Texas
• Wildlife refuges in Texas

Browse list of Texas community profiles