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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 Airville (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 Airville. 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 and doctors 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.

Airville is located in Bell County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.

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

  • Bell County     (The home county of Airville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airville, with the one closest to Airville listed first.
    • Ocker
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
    • Edgeworth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Heidenheimer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
      • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <2>
    • Rogers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Temple
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Troy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Academy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
      • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Little River-Academy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
      • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Pendleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <2>
    • Little River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Belton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airville, with the one closest to Airville listed first.
    • The Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • McGregor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airville, with the one closest to Airville listed first.
    • Westphalia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Rosebud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
      • Lott is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <2>
    • Chilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mooreville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
    • Wilderville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Highbank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
    • Golinda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Satin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
      • Satin is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <2>
    • Marlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airville, with the one closest to Airville listed first.
    • Eddy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
      • Eddy is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddy <2>
    • Bruceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Moody
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <2>
    • Lorena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
    • Rosenthal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
    • Downsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
    • Hewitt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <2>
    • Robinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Woodway is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodway <2>
    • Beverly Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Riesel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
      • Riesel is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <2>
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airville, with the one closest to Airville listed first.
    • Burlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckholts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
      • Buckholts is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <2>
    • Val Verde
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Silver City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Baileyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Jones Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Davilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
      • Davilla is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <2>
    • Marlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Maysfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
      • Maysfield is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <2>
    • Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Tracy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airville, with the one closest to Airville listed first.
    • Bremond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Calvert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Airville, with the one closest to Airville listed first.
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
    • Schwertner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwertner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwertner
      • Schwertner is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schwertner <2>
    • Granger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Airville ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Airville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Airville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Airville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Airville:

Cemeteries Near Airville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Airville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Seaton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaton Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Barclay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barclay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barclay Cemetery
  • Theo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Theo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Theo Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Church of Vistation Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Jena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jena Cemetery
  • Dyess Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyess Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Belfalls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wedel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wedel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wedel Cemetery
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
  • Continue List   (273 more) ...
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
    • Bluebonnet Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluebonnet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluebonnet Cemetery
    • Greathouse Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Ocker
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Ocker is located in Bell County
  • Seaton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
    • Seaton is located in Bell County
  • Cyclone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyclone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Cyclone is located in Bell County
  • Barclay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barclay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Barclay is located in Falls County
  • Westphalia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Westphalia is located in Falls County
  • Oenaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oenaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Oenaville is located in Bell County
  • Belfalls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfalls
    • Belfalls is located in Bell County
  • Heidenheimer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
    • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <2>
  • Durango
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Durango is located in Falls County
  • Blevins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blevins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Blevins is located in Falls County
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Burlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Travis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis
      • Travis is located in Falls County
    • Temple
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rosebud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Airville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Airville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Airville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0771, Longitude: -97.1636       In this case, the coordinates for Airville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Airville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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