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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 Cedar Shores (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 Cedar Shores. 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.

Name Variations for Cedar Shores ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Shores: Cedar Shrs.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Shores.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Bosque County     (The home county of Cedar Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Shores, with the one closest to Cedar Shores listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Laguna Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Womack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
    • Kopperl
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Morgan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cayote
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cayote is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
    • Kimball
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Greenock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Meridian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Norse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • Valley Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Shores, with the one closest to Cedar Shores listed first.
    • Coryell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Coryell is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Turnersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Shores, with the one closest to Cedar Shores listed first.
    • Whitney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Huron is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Peoria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Blum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Aquilla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Hillsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Abbott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lovelace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Itasca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood County
    • Fort Spunky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Shores, with the one closest to Cedar Shores listed first.
    • Rio Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Parker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Bono
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Grandview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleburne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cuba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Coyote Flats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Shores, with the one closest to Cedar Shores listed first.
    • Gholson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Patrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • China Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rock Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Ross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Bosqueville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
    • Tours
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Crawford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Elm Mott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Speegleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Leroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Shores, with the one closest to Cedar Shores listed first.
    • Nemo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Rose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass

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

Cemeteries Near Cedar Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Shores.

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 Cedar Shores - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cedron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. Graham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Steiner Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitney - Towash Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Heath Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kopperl Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Smiths Bend - Coon Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oswald Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Yates Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dodson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Womack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
  • Whitney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kopperl
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cayote
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cayote is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
  • Morgan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kimball
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kimball is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Greenock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
  • Meridian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Clifton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Peoria is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Blanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanton is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Aquilla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Woodbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodbury is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Blum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tyson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson

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

Newspapers Published in Cedar Shores ...

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 Cedar Shores.

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

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 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 Cedar Shores:

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 Cedar Shores, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.