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 Cedar Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 Valley: Cedar Vly. (or less commonly used: Cedar Vally. or Cedar Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Valley.
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 and doctors 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 Valley 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 Cedar Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Valley:
- Travis County (The home county of Cedar Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Bee Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barton Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Shady Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Tanglewood Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Sunset Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
- Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lakeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manchaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Rollingwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rollingwood is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- West Lake Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Mustang Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Cedar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wyldwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Cypress Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Round Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blanco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Sisters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Burnet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Spicewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shovel Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Niederwald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Uhland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Mendoza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Reedville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Lytton Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Maxwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lockhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Fischer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Royal Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
- Canyon City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon City is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Cranes Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- Sattler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sattler is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
- Fourth Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
- Canyon Lake Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
- Canyon Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe County
- Redwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Bear Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Fitzhugh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Hays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Driftwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flatrock Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Buda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gainor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Henly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Kyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goforth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Anderson Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Jollyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Cedar Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Leander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Valley.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Darter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Puryear Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Dripping Springs.
- The Puryear Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peryear Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Cedar Valley had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Valley, with the one closest to Cedar Valley listed first.
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Dripping Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Driftwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manchaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Creedmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Volente
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Henly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Kyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Goforth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Wimberley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Del Valle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Valley.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Valley ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Valley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cedar Valley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Caldwell County
- Comal County
- Guadalupe County
- Hays 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Valley) 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 Cedar Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |