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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 Center Line (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 Center Line. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Center Line is located in Burleson County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burleson County: Brazos, Lee, Milam, Robertson & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Center Line. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Line:

  • Burleson County     (The home county of Center Line)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Line, with the one closest to Center Line listed first.
    • Lyons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Snook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <1>
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
    • Frenstat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Tunis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Clay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
    • Caldwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooks Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Deanville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Chriesman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Line, with the one closest to Center Line listed first.
    • New Wehdem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wehdem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
    • Shelby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Kenney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <1>
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Bleiblerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <1>
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Line, with the one closest to Center Line listed first.
    • Stone City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • Wellborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen Farm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • College Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Millican
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Boonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
    • Navasota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
      • Navasota is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <1>
    • Wixon Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Tabor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Kurten
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Line, with the one closest to Center Line listed first.
    • Carmine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
      • Carmine is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <1>
    • Ledbetter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <1>
    • Round Top
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Warrenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Walhalla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Line, with the one closest to Center Line listed first.
    • Dime Box
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Dime Box
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
    • Loebau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
    • Lincoln
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Tanglewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Hicks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Giddings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Line, with the one closest to Center Line listed first.
    • Gause
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gause have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
      • Gause is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gause <1>
    • Milano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <1>
  • Robertson County
    • Mumford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <1>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Line, with the one closest to Center Line listed first.
    • Quarry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Gay Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Rehburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
    • Independence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Brenham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • La Bahia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Whitman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wesley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Chappell Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Hill
      • Chappell Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell Hill <1>
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Center Line ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Line.

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

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 Center Line:

Cemeteries Near Center Line ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Line.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lawrence Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrence Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lyons.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4775 <5>
  • Khrone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Khrone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Khrone Cemetery
  • Mound Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pillow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pillow Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5996 <5>
  • Evangelical UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons Coummunity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodfork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodfork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodfork Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7726 <5>
  • Schoppe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schoppe Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoppe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6803 <5>
  • Mexican Cemetery Association
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Homes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sweet Homes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Birch Creek Cemetery
    • Sweet Home Church Cemetery
    • Sweethome Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Homes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515600 <5>
  • Merle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Giesenschlag Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the High Prairie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4215 <5>
    • Somerville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<6>

While we didn't find Center Line in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Line.

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

  • Lyons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
  • Somerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Davidson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
    • Davidson is located in Burleson County
  • Frenstat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
  • Quarry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Quarry is located in Washington County
  • Tunis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
  • Gay Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
  • Clay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
  • Caldwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Deanville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wellborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • William Penn ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for William Penn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
      • William Penn is located in Washington County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Line. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Center Line) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4247, Longitude: -96.5377       In this case, the coordinates for Center Line have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Center Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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