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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 Bluffton (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 Bluffton. 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 Bluffton ...

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.

Bluffton has also been known as: New Bluffton.

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

Bluffton is located in Llano 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 Llano County: Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Mason & San Saba.

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

  • Llano County     (The home county of Bluffton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
    • Buchanan Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Lake Village
      • Buchanan Lake Village is located in Llano County
    • Tow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lone Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
      • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lone Grove
      • From Bluffton to Lone Grove
    • Buchanan Dam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baby Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baby Head
      • From Bluffton to Baby Head
    • Kingsland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
    • Llano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
      • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <2>
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
      • Click is located in Llano County
    • Valley Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Castell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
      • Castell is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <2>
  • Blanco County
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
    • Silver Creek Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
    • Naruna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Burnet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Granite Shoals
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
      • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <2>
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
      • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <2>
    • Marble Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowlakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Oatmeal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bertram
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
      • Bertram is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <2>
    • Shovel Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.
    • Nix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lampasas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senterfitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Lometa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason County
  • San Saba County

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

Cemeteries Near Bluffton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluffton.

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

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

  • Bluffton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Board Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pennington Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennington Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennington Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murchinson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murchinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murchinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cap Mtn. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cap Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cap Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paschall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paschall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paschall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kingsland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoovers Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoovers Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoovers Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baby Head Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baby Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baby Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Mayes Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayes Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wrights Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Honey Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Bluffton had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lone Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
    • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lone Grove
    • From Bluffton to Lone Grove
  • Baby Head ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baby Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Baby Head is located in Llano County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baby Head
    • From Bluffton to Baby Head
  • Llano
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Naruna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Burnet County
  • Click ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Click is located in Llano County
  • Sudduth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudduth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
    • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
  • Oxford ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Llano County
  • Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Valley Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Marble Falls
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Nix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunnylane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnylane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
      • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
    • Lampasas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Bluffton ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluffton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluffton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluffton.

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 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 Bluffton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bluffton. 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>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.
<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 Bluffton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluffton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluffton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8207, Longitude: -98.4916    









 

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