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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 Asa (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 Asa. 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 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.

Asa is located in McLennan 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 McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.

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

  • McLennan County     (The home county of Asa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asa, with the one closest to Asa listed first.
    • Downsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Rosenthal
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Robinson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Riesel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Hewitt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
    • Lorena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • East Waco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • Waco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
    • Woodway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asa, with the one closest to Asa listed first.
    • Troy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oenaville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Pendleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Cyclone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Temple
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moffat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Meeks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asa, with the one closest to Asa listed first.
    • Greenock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Valley Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asa, with the one closest to Asa listed first.
    • McGregor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Oglesby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lime City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • The Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asa, with the one closest to Asa listed first.
    • Golinda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Satin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Perry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mooreville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Marlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McClanahan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Otto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Durango
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asa, with the one closest to Asa listed first.
    • Mount Calm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asa, with the one closest to Asa listed first.
    • Watt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Ben Hur
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Kirk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Prairie Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kosse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
    • Frosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Thornton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asa, with the one closest to Asa listed first.
    • Burlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Baileyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asa, with the one closest to Asa listed first.
    • Bremond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond

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

Cemeteries Near Asa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asa.

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

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

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

  • Christian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nazare Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Waco Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooreville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

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

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

  • Downsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Downsville is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Downs is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Rosenthal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
  • Golinda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Golinda is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Robinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Riesel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Mooreville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mooreville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Hewitt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
  • East Waco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Waco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
    • Marlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ritchie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ritchie is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie

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

Newspapers Published in Asa ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asa, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Asa.

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 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 Asa:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Asa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Asa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.