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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 Belmena (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 Belmena. 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 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 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.

Belmena is located in Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.

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

  • Milam County     (The home county of Belmena)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmena, with the one closest to Belmena listed first.
    • Silver City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Maysfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marlow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Jones Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Cameron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Burlington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Branchville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Baileyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Minerva
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Buckholts
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gause
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmena, with the one closest to Belmena listed first.
    • Meeks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Edgeworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Cyclone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Ocker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Rogers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Vilas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Oenaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Heidenheimer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Academy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Little River Academy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Sparks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Little River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Holland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmena, with the one closest to Belmena listed first.
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Stone City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmena, with the one closest to Belmena listed first.
    • Chriesman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Caldwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmena, with the one closest to Belmena listed first.
    • Rosebud
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wilderville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Barclay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Highbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • Westphalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Lott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Reagan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Durango
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Chilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Blevins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Mooreville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmena, with the one closest to Belmena listed first.
    • Hicks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Tanglewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmena, with the one closest to Belmena listed first.
    • Calvert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hearne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Elliot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Bremond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mumford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Owensville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Benchley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • New Baden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Wheelock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belmena, with the one closest to Belmena listed first.
    • Laneport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship

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

Cemeteries Near Belmena ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belmena.

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

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

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

  • Beale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hobson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bentsch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkers Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Payatka Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Piatka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Little River Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Culpepper Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thatch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (305 more) ...
    • Resley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Story Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Marlow Community Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<3>

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

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

  • Maysfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cameron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
  • Ben Arnold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
  • Clarkson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Clarkson is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanover is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Branchville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Baileyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Minerva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Buckholts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rosebud
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Milano
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gause
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilderville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville

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

Newspapers Published in Belmena ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmena.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belmena, 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 Belmena.

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 Belmena:

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 Belmena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Belmena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.