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 Carlson (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 Carlson. 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 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.
Carlson is located in Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Carlson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carlson:
- Travis County (The home county of Carlson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlson, with the one closest to Carlson listed first.
- Manda ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- New Sweden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Cele
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Littig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pflugerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Windemere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Daffan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Three Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Kings Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlson, with the one closest to Carlson listed first.
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Wyldwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Phelan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Bastrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Paige
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Alum Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Mustang Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Upton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlson, with the one closest to Carlson listed first.
- Bartlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Caldwell County
- Lytton Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlson, with the one closest to Carlson listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Fedor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hicks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlson, with the one closest to Carlson listed first.
- Thorndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Val Verde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlson, with the one closest to Carlson listed first.
- Coupland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Hutto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thrall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Brushy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jollyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carlson, see our County-by-County Page for Carlson.
Cemeteries Near Carlson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlson.
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 Carlson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carlson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carlson, with the one closest to Carlson listed first.
- New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pfluger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elgin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
- The Elgin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elgin City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #512858 <2>
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Westbrook Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Standifer Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Carlson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carlson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carlson, with the one closest to Carlson listed first.
- New Sweden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Rices Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
- Coupland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hutto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Daffan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Webberville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Circleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Circleville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Jonah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jonah is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
- Sayersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carlson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlson.
Newspapers Published in Carlson ...
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 284 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carlson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carlson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Carlson:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Caldwell County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Williamson 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 Carlson, 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- Carlson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |