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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 Coleman (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 Coleman. 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 hospitals 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.

Coleman is located in Coleman County and is the County Seat.

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 Coleman County: Brown, Callahan, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels & Taylor.

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

  • Coleman County     (The home county of Coleman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
    • Santa Anna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Valera
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
      • Valera is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <1>
    • Glen Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Burkett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Novice
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Coleman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <1>
    • Voss
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
      • Voss is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voss <1>
    • Talpa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gouldbusk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Trickham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Goldsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <1>
    • Rockwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
      • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Bangs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
      • Bangs is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <1>
    • Cross Cut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Lake Brownwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Brookesmith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <1>
    • Early
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Callahan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman, with the one closest to Coleman listed first.
    • Cross Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
    • Cottonwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
    • Denton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Callahan County
      • Denton has also been known as:
      • Denton Valley
  • McCulloch County
    • Waldrip
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
  • Taylor County
    • Lawn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Coleman ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coleman.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Coleman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Coleman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Coleman.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Coleman.

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 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 Coleman:

Cemeteries Near Coleman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coleman.

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 Coleman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Old Valera Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Valera Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Cove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brown Ranch Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Ranch Cemetery
  • Mud Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mud Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mud Creek Cemetery
  • Rough Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough Creek Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (50 more) ...
    • Rough Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Voss Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voss Cemetery
    • Talpa Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coleman had a population of 906 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Coleman had a population of 4,204 people.

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

  • Valera
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
    • Valera is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <1>
  • Santa Anna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
    • Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
  • Glen Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
  • Burkett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Novice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
    • Novice is located in Coleman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <1>
  • Talpa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Thrifty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
    • Thrifty is located in Brown County
  • Bangs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
    • Bangs is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <1>
  • Trickham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Rockwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Cross Cut
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cross Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldrip
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Brownwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coleman. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coleman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coleman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8273, Longitude: -99.4230    
<4>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.
<5>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 Coleman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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