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 Circleville (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 Circleville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Circleville is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Circleville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Circleville:
- Williamson County (The home county of Circleville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Circleville, with the one closest to Circleville listed first.
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoxie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Granger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thrall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hutto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laneport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Beyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Walburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coupland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schwertner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circleville, with the one closest to Circleville listed first.
- Elgin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McDade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circleville, with the one closest to Circleville listed first.
- Bartlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Sparks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Salado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Academy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little River Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Little River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heidenheimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Belton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circleville, with the one closest to Circleville listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Hicks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circleville, with the one closest to Circleville listed first.
- Thorndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Davilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Val Verde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Tracy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Buckholts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Circleville, with the one closest to Circleville listed first.
- Cele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Manda ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- New Sweden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Pflugerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windemere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Three Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Wells Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Kings Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Littig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Circleville, see our County-by-County Page for Circleville.
Cemeteries Near Circleville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Circleville.
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 Circleville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Circleville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Circleville, with the one closest to Circleville listed first.
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McFadin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sloan - Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wuthrich Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Machu Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Granger.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2708 <2>
- New Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Granger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- New Bern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Circleville had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Circleville, with the one closest to Circleville listed first.
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Granger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jonah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jonah is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
- Hutto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
- Laneport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Bartlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coupland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Theon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Theon is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
- Thorndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Davilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Donahoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Donahoe is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
- San Gabriel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- San Gabriel is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Circleville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Circleville.
Newspapers Published in Circleville ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Circleville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Circleville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Circleville.
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 Circleville:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Travis 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> | 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 Circleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Circleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |