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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 Abercrombie (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 Abercrombie. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Abercrombie is located in Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.

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

  • Travis County     (The home county of Abercrombie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abercrombie, with the one closest to Abercrombie listed first.
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Austin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rollingwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • West Lake Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
    • Daffan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Daffan is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
    • Kings Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Wells Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Lost Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Three Points
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Three Points is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Del Valle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barton Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
    • Sunset Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abercrombie, with the one closest to Abercrombie listed first.
    • Mustang Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
    • Wyldwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Cedar Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Swift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
    • Phelan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
    • McDade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bastrop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bateman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bateman is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
  • Burnet County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abercrombie, with the one closest to Abercrombie listed first.
    • Niederwald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Mendoza
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
    • Lytton Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
    • Uhland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Saint Johns Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
    • Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abercrombie, with the one closest to Abercrombie listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Hays
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Buda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Buda is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <1>
    • Fitzhugh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Flatrock Ford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
    • Goforth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Goforth is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
    • Mountain City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain City is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Driftwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dripping Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kyle is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <1>
    • Mount Gainor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
    • Henly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abercrombie, with the one closest to Abercrombie listed first.
    • Jollyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Anderson Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • Brushy Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Round Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hutto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
    • Leander
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <1>
    • Georgetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Coupland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Serenada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
    • Taylor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylor is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Abercrombie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abercrombie.

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

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

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

  • Austin Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fiskville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5704 <2>
  • Oakwood Cemetery Annex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Plummers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Texas State Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Preece Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery is located in Austin.
      • The Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5191 <2>
    • Memorial Hill Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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>

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

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

  • Austin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Daffan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Daffan is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
  • McNeil
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • McNeil is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
  • Del Valle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Manor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
  • Dunlap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunlap is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Bluff Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
  • Cedar Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
  • Round Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • New Sweden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Volente
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Garfield is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Webberville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Abercrombie ...

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 334 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abercrombie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abercrombie, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abercrombie.

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 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 Abercrombie:

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