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 Brazos Point (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 Brazos Point. 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 Brazos Point ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brazos Point: Brazos Pt.
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 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.
Brazos Point is located in Bosque 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 Bosque County: Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, McLennan & Somervell.
Below are the counties that are near Brazos Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brazos Point:
- Bosque County (The home county of Brazos Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos Point, with the one closest to Brazos Point listed first.
- Eulogy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Kimball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kopperl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Iredell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Womack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Laguna Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Cayote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Erath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos Point, with the one closest to Brazos Point listed first.
- Chalk Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
- Duffau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Duffau is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
- Bluff Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clairette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clairette is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
- Hamilton County
- Hico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos Point, with the one closest to Brazos Point listed first.
- Blum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huron ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Itasca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Lovelace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lovelace is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Hood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos Point, with the one closest to Brazos Point listed first.
- Fort Spunky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Pecan Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Hill City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- DeCordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- DeCordova is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Paluxy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Acton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Granbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Tolar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cresson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Trail Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos Point, with the one closest to Brazos Point listed first.
- Bono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Rio Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cleburne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Godley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Coyote Flats
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Cuba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Keene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joshua
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cross Timber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Egan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Alvarado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somervell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazos Point, with the one closest to Brazos Point listed first.
- Nemo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rainbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glass is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brazos Point, see our County-by-County Page for Brazos Point.
Cemeteries Near Brazos Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brazos Point.
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 Brazos Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brazos Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brazos Point, with the one closest to Brazos Point listed first.
- Brazos Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baker Lain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glass Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lafon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Squaw Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Spunky Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Kopperl Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Bend Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Brazos Point had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brazos Point, with the one closest to Brazos Point listed first.
- Eulogy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Freeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freeland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Georges Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Glen Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kimball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Fort Spunky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Kopperl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Blum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rio Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Derden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Derden is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
- Cleburne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paluxy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brazos Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brazos Point.
Newspapers Published in Brazos Point ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brazos Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brazos Point, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brazos Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Brazos Point:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bosque County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erath County
- Hamilton County
- Hill County
- Hood County
- Johnson County
- Somervell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 '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- Brazos Point) 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 Brazos Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |