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

Caldwell is located in Burleson 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 Burleson County: Brazos, Lee, Milam, Robertson & Washington.

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

  • Burleson County     (The home county of Caldwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Cooks Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Chriesman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deanville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Frenstat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Tunis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Snook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <1>
    • Somerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
    • Clay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Stone City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Bryan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • College Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wellborn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Boonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
    • Tabor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Wixon Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Allen Farm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Millican
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Carmine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
      • Carmine is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <1>
    • Ledbetter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <1>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Dime Box
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Dime Box
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
    • Hicks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Tanglewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Lexington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Loebau
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
    • Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fedor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Giddings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
      • Blue is located in Lee County
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Milano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <1>
    • Gause
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gause have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
      • Gause is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gause <1>
    • Rockdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Minerva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Marlow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Maysfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
      • Maysfield is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <1>
    • Cameron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tracy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Jones Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Silver City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Mumford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <1>
    • Hearne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Calvert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Elliot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Quarry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Rehburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
    • Gay Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Burton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Independence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • La Bahia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Brenham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Caldwell ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caldwell.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Caldwell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Caldwell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Caldwell.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Caldwell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Caldwell:

Cemeteries Near Caldwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caldwell.

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

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

  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rollin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollin Cemetery
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oak Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5646 <4>
  • New Tabor Brethren Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jezek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • New Tabor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Slovak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elizabeth Lutheran Church Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Caldwell and Cooks Point.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Cooks Point.
    • The Elizabeth Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3399 <4>
  • Cook's Point Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Kramer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bird Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bird Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400646 <4>

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Caldwell had a population of 1,250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Caldwell had a population of 4,495 people.

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

  • Davidson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
    • Davidson is located in Burleson County
  • Cooks Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
  • Chriesman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenstat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
  • Tunis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
  • Lyons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dime Box
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
  • Mumford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
    • Mumford is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <1>
  • Milano
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
    • Milano is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <1>
  • Somerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gause
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gause have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
      • Gause is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gause <1>
    • Hicks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Tanglewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caldwell. 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>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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Caldwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caldwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5327, Longitude: -96.6949    
<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>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.
<6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Caldwell and Cooks Point. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>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 Caldwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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