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Our Genealogy Helper

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Bartlett is primarily located in Bell County. A portion of Bartlett extends into Williamson 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 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)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Sparks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Salado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Academy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Little River Academy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
      • 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)
    • Belton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Edgeworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Temple
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Harker Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bastrop County
    • Elgin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
  • Burnet County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
    • Barclay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Westphalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • 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)
    • Val Verde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Thorndale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckholts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tracy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Minerva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • 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)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Burlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • 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)
      • Cele is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
    • Pflugerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Windemere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Manda is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
    • New Sweden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Three Points
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Points is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Wells Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Kings Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
  • 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)
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Walburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jarrell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hoxie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Laneport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Weir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • 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)
      • 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>
    • Thrall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • 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)
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
    • Sun City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • 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.

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.

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

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett City Cemetery
    • The Bartlett City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bartlett Cemetery
  • 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)
  • Stockton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roucker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Denison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Granger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...
    • Goodeville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2708 <2>
    • 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.<4>

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)
    • Donahoe is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Vilas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Walburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Davilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Theon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Theon is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
  • Circleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Circleville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Corn Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Corn Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Hill
  • Laneport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
  • Jonah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonah is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
  • 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)
      • 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>
    • San Gabriel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • San Gabriel is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel

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.

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 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 Bartlett:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bartlett) 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 Bartlett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.