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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 Bartlett (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 Bartlett. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Bartlett is primarily located in Bell County. A portion of Bartlett extends into Williamson 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 Bartlett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bartlett:

  • Bell County     (The home county of Bartlett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
    • Holland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vilas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Sparks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Salado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Academy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
      • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Little River-Academy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Little River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rogers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Heidenheimer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Belton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Edgeworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Temple
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Bastrop County
    • Elgin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Burnet County
    • Briggs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
      • Briggs is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briggs <1>
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
    • Westphalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
    • Davilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Val Verde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Buckholts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Thorndale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
      • Thorndale is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <1>
    • Tracy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Minerva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Cameron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Burlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
    • Cele
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
      • Cele is located in Travis County
    • Pflugerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
      • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <1>
    • Windemere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windemere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
      • Manda is located in Travis County
    • New Sweden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Three Points
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
      • Three Points is located in Travis County
    • Wells Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
    • Kings Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
    • Granger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Schwertner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwertner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
    • Walburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walburg
      • Walburg is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walburg <1>
    • Jarrell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
      • Jarrell is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <1>
    • Hoxie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
    • Weir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Taylor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Thrall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <1>
    • Serenada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
    • Sun City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
    • Georgetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bartlett ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bartlett.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bartlett. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bartlett and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bartlett.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Bartlett.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bartlett:

Cemeteries Near Bartlett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bartlett.

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 Bartlett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bartlett City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old Black Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old Bartlett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Stockton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roucker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roucker Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Holland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roucker Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6503 <4>
  • Denison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denison Cemetery
  • Granger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granger Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jackson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4472 <4>
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...
    • Goodeville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Granger.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2708 <4>
    • New Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bartlett had a population of 206 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bartlett had a population of 1,766 people.

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

  • Granger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Donahoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
    • Donahoe is located in Bell County
  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Vilas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
  • Walburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walburg
    • Walburg is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walburg <1>
  • Davilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Theon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
    • Theon is located in Williamson County
  • Circleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
    • Circleville is located in Williamson County
  • Corn Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Hill
    • Corn Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Laneport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laneport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
  • Jonah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
    • Jonah is located in Williamson County
  • Salado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Little River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Taylor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • San Gabriel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Gabriel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
      • San Gabriel is located in Milam County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bartlett. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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- Bartlett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bartlett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7950, Longitude: -97.4324       In this case, the coordinates for Bartlett 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Bartlett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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