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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 Cele (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 Cele. 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 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.

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

  • Travis County     (The home county of Cele)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cele, with the one closest to Cele listed first.
    • New Sweden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Manda is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
    • Pflugerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Manor is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
    • Windemere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Three Points
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Littig
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Wells Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Daffan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Webberville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cele, with the one closest to Cele listed first.
    • Elgin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McDade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyldwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
    • Camp Swift
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Phelan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bastrop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mustang Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
    • Paige
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hills Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cele, with the one closest to Cele listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Vilas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Caldwell County
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cele, with the one closest to Cele listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Hays
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Lee County
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cele, with the one closest to Cele listed first.
    • Thorndale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Davilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cele, with the one closest to Cele listed first.
    • Hutto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
    • Coupland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Round Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beyersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brushy Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Jollyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Weir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Thrall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <1>
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill

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

Cemeteries Near Cele ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cele.

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

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

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

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

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

  • New Sweden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Rices Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
  • Hutto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
  • Manor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
  • Coupland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Littig
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Daffan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elgin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
  • Taylor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McNeil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • McNeil is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dunlap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dunlap is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Jonah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jonah is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
    • Webberville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Cele ...

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 283 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cele.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cele, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cele.

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 Cele:

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 Cele, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cele) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.