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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 Brady (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 Brady. 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.

Brady is located in McCulloch County and is the County Seat.

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 McCulloch County: Brown, Coleman, Concho, Mason, Menard & San Saba.

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

  • McCulloch County     (The home county of Brady)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Rochelle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp San Saba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Voca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lohn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohn
      • Lohn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohn <1>
    • Calf Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
      • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
    • Pear Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Melvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in McCulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <1>
    • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldrip
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldrip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waldrip
      • From Brady to Waldrip
    • Doole ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
      • Doole is located in McCulloch County
  • Brown County
  • Coleman County
  • Concho County
    • Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Concho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eden
      • From Brady to Eden
  • Mason County
  • Menard County
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Brady ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brady.

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

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

  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carroll Colony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Colony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rochelle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochelle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camp San Saba Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp San Saba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp San Saba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lohn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lohn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lohn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spiller Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackjack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Mtn. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Melvin Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fife Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fife Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fife Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Marion Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cowboy Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowboy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowboy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wagram Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagram Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brady had a population of 560 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Brady had a population of 5,178 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Brady ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brady.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Brady. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Brady and those printed in the larger area surrounding Brady.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Brady.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Brady:

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Brady, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brady) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brady. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1348, Longitude: -99.3349    









 

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