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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 Caradan (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 Caradan. 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.

Caradan is located in Mills 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 Mills County: Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, Lampasas & San Saba.

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

  • Mills County     (The home county of Caradan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caradan, with the one closest to Caradan listed first.
    • Center City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Bozar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Priddy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Goldthwaite
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Star
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mullin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Buffalo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caradan, with the one closest to Caradan listed first.
    • Zephyr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanket
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Indian Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Early
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caradan, with the one closest to Caradan listed first.
    • Energy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Newburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Gustine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Comanche
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Wilson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Proctor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caradan, with the one closest to Caradan listed first.
    • Evant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bee House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
    • Pearl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pearl is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Ireland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Purmela
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caradan, with the one closest to Caradan listed first.
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Pottsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • Hamilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
    • Whiteway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway has also been known as:
      • White Way
    • Carlton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caradan, with the one closest to Caradan listed first.
    • Lometa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
    • Adamsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Izoro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caradan, with the one closest to Caradan listed first.
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • San Saba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Caradan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caradan.

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 Caradan - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caradan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • North Browns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Center City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Priddy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pecan Wells Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Trigger Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McGirk Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spivey - Baxter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Ranch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Duren Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Caradan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Caradan.

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

  • Priddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Goldthwaite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Indian Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Mullin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pottsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shive
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shive is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
  • Big Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • Newburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Fleming
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
  • Evant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gustine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Zephyr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gentrys Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill

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

Newspapers Published in Caradan ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caradan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caradan, 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 Caradan.

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 helpful 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 Caradan:

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 Caradan, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caradan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.