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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 China Creek (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 China Creek. 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 China Creek ...

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 China Creek: China Crk. (or less commonly used: China Ck. or China Cr.)

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.

China Creek is located in San Saba 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 San Saba County: Brown, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch & Mills.

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

  • San Saba County     (The home county of China Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Creek, with the one closest to China Creek listed first.
    • San Saba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Cherokee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Creek, with the one closest to China Creek listed first.
    • Keys Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Indian Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Brookesmith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zephyr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Creek, with the one closest to China Creek listed first.
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
    • Lometa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Nix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Creek, with the one closest to China Creek listed first.
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Valley Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Creek, with the one closest to China Creek listed first.
    • Pontotoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Creek, with the one closest to China Creek listed first.
    • Milburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Rochelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Voca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from China Creek, with the one closest to China Creek listed first.
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Goldthwaite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Mullin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bozar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Center City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City

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

Cemeteries Near China Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of China Creek.

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 China Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • China Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old Algerita Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • San Saba City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Saba City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Saba.
    • The San Saba City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Odd Fellow Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959726 <2>
  • Wallace Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Neal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of San Saba.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Saba County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974126 <2>
  • J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Linn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Terry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Farr Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ratler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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>

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

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

  • San Saba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Big Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • Goldthwaite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Mullin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Milburn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Lometa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Rochelle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pontotoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Field Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Field Creek is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Creek
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head

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

Newspapers Published in China Creek ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around China Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of China Creek, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for China Creek.

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 helpful 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 China Creek:

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