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 Buffalo Mop (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 Buffalo Mop. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Buffalo Mop is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo Mop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo Mop:
- Limestone County (The home county of Buffalo Mop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mop, with the one closest to Buffalo Mop listed first.
- Ben Hur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Groesbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Prairie Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Lost Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Delia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Fallon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Personville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Mexia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mop, with the one closest to Buffalo Mop listed first.
- Stranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Otto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McClanahan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Satin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Golinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Chilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Lott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mop, with the one closest to Buffalo Mop listed first.
- Cotton Gin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Donie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Teague
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wortham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mop, with the one closest to Buffalo Mop listed first.
- Mount Calm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mop, with the one closest to Buffalo Mop listed first.
- Marquez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newby is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mop, with the one closest to Buffalo Mop listed first.
- Mart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Battle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Riesel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hallsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Elk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Downsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Axtell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rosenthal
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Robinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Waco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Bellmead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Milam County
- Baileyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mop, with the one closest to Buffalo Mop listed first.
- Bremond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seale is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
- Bald Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
- Hammond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Owensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Baden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo Mop, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo Mop.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo Mop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo Mop.
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 Buffalo Mop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo Mop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Mop, with the one closest to Buffalo Mop listed first.
- Erskine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tidwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Metina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stranger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stranger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Stranger
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150002 <2>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Eutaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sowders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Buffalo Mop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo Mop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Mop, with the one closest to Buffalo Mop listed first.
- Stranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McClanahan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Horn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Groesbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Marlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Battle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Riesel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Headsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo Mop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo Mop.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo Mop ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Mop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo Mop, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo Mop.
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 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 Buffalo Mop:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Falls County
- Freestone County
- Hill County
- Leon County
- McLennan County
- Milam County
- Robertson 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> | 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 Buffalo Mop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalo Mop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |