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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 Cayote (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 Cayote. 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 doctors 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.

Cayote 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 Cayote. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cayote:

  • Bosque County     (The home county of Cayote)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayote, with the one closest to Cayote listed first.
    • Womack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
    • Greenock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Laguna Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clifton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Norse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeside Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Morgan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kopperl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cranfills Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kimball
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Walnut Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayote, with the one closest to Cayote listed first.
    • Coryell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Coryell is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Turnersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
    • McGregor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oglesby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lime City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Jonesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Gatesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Gates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • Leon Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mound
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Levita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
  • Hamilton County
    • Lanham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayote, with the one closest to Cayote listed first.
    • Tyson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Whitney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aquilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Huron is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Peoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Abbott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Chatt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Hillsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lovelace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Covington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Bynum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayote, with the one closest to Cayote listed first.
    • China Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Patrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Gholson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Rock Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Crawford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bosqueville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
    • Speegleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Ross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ross is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <1>
    • West
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <1>
    • Elm Mott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Northcrest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
    • Woodway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cayote ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cayote.

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

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

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

  • Thiele Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Valley Mills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Goodall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
    • The Rock Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rock Springs Church Cemetery
    • Rock Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175393 <2>
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Terrell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kanz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scrutchfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Mills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Smiths Bend - Coon Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oswald Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Lanes Chapel Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Barton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Olde Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cayote had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Womack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
  • Greenock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
  • Valley Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clifton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • China Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mosheim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mosheim is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
  • Tyson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tyson is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
  • Norse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Norse is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
  • Patrick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
  • Gholson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Whitney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Aquilla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Crawford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Osage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Osage is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage

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

Newspapers Published in Cayote ...

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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cayote.

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

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 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 Cayote:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cayote) 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 Cayote, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.