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 Circle D Estates (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 Circle D Estates. 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 Circle D Estates ...
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 Circle D Estates: Circle D Ests.
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.
Circle D Estates is located in Bastrop 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 Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Circle D Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Circle D Estates:
- Bastrop County (The home county of Circle D Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle D Estates, with the one closest to Circle D Estates listed first.
- Camp Swift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Bastrop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phelan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Alum Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Paige
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hills Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Upton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Togo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Wyldwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle D Estates, with the one closest to Circle D Estates listed first.
- Pettytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
- Elm Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Saint Johns Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Delhi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- McMahan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McMahan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
- Mendoza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle D Estates, with the one closest to Circle D Estates listed first.
- Kirtley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirtley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stellar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Warda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cistern
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Nechanitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
- Muldoon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ledbetter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- La Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hostyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hostyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
- Rutersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle D Estates, with the one closest to Circle D Estates listed first.
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Knobbs Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Fedor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Blue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Giddings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loebau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loebau is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Dime Box
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Dime Box
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Hicks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle D Estates, with the one closest to Circle D Estates listed first.
- Littig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Webberville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Manda ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Sweden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Elroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Daffan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Del Valle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Pilot Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creedmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circle D Estates, with the one closest to Circle D Estates listed first.
- Coupland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beyersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Thrall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Circle D Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Circle D Estates.
Cemeteries Near Circle D Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Circle D Estates.
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 Circle D Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Circle D Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Circle D Estates, with the one closest to Circle D Estates listed first.
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Thompson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Thompson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Alum Creek.
- The Adams Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Morris Thompson Cemetery
- Thompson - Morris Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306332 <3>
- Sayers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers Cemetery
- The Sayers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sayersville Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg Cemetery
- The Trigg Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249890 <3>
- High Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Three Oaks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dube Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dube Cemetery
- The Dube Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bachman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3296 <3>
- Walker - Watson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Circle D Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Circle D Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Circle D Estates, with the one closest to Circle D Estates listed first.
- Bastrop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Paige
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Hills Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- McDade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Upton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Fedor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Giddings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Littig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Circle D Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Circle D Estates.
Newspapers Published in Circle D Estates ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Circle D Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Circle D Estates, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Circle D Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Circle D Estates:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bastrop County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Fayette County
- Lee County
- Travis 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Circle D Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Circle D Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |