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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 Blackwell Crossing (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 Blackwell Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Blackwell Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Blackwell Crossing: Blackwell Xing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Blackwell Crossing is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, Mills & San Saba.

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

  • Brown County     (The home county of Blackwell Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Crossing, with the one closest to Blackwell Crossing listed first.
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
      • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Bangs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
      • Bangs is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <2>
    • Lake Brownwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Cross Cut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Brownwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <2>
    • Early
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • May
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Brown County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <2>
    • Brookesmith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Blanket
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Indian Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Zephyr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Keys Crossing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
  • Callahan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Crossing, with the one closest to Blackwell Crossing listed first.
    • Cross Plains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
    • Rowden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
  • Coleman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Crossing, with the one closest to Blackwell Crossing listed first.
    • Burkett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Santa Anna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Trickham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Valera
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
      • Valera is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <2>
    • Glen Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Rockwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Gouldbusk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Voss
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
      • Voss is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voss <2>
    • Novice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Coleman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <2>
    • Talpa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Crossing, with the one closest to Blackwell Crossing listed first.
    • Sidney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
    • Sipe Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Crossing, with the one closest to Blackwell Crossing listed first.
    • Rising Star
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Okra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
  • Mills County
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
      • Ebony is located in Mills County

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

Newspapers Published in Blackwell Crossing ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackwell Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackwell Crossing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackwell Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blackwell Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Blackwell Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackwell Crossing.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Mud Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mud Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mud Creek Cemetery
  • Panther Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Creek Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Mukewater Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mukewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mukewater Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (61 more) ...
    • Cross Cut Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Lost Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery

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 Blackwell Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackwell Crossing.

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

  • Thrifty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrifty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
    • Thrifty is located in Brown County
  • Burkett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Santa Anna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bangs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
    • Bangs is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <2>
  • Cross Cut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
  • Coleman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brownwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <2>
  • Trickham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • May
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Brown County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <2>
  • Pioneer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Eastland County
  • Cross Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Valera
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
      • Valera is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <2>
    • Rising Star
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
      • Silver Valley is located in Coleman County

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

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackwell Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackwell Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8549, Longitude: -99.1959       In this case, the coordinates for Blackwell Crossing 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 Blackwell Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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