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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 Corn Hill (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 Corn Hill. 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 doctors and 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.

Corn Hill 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 Corn Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corn Hill:

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Corn Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn Hill, with the one closest to Corn Hill listed first.
    • Jarrell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Walburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Schwertner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Serenada
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
    • Sun City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • Weir
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Florence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Granger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Andice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Hutto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn Hill, with the one closest to Corn Hill listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Salado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ding Dong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
    • Harker Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sparks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Vilas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Nolanville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Maxdale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Maxdale is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
    • Belton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Little River Academy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn Hill, with the one closest to Corn Hill listed first.
    • Briggs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bertram
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Oatmeal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn Hill, with the one closest to Corn Hill listed first.
    • Montague Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Montague Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
    • Comanche Village I
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
    • Comanche Village II
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
    • Comanche Village III
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
  • Lampasas County
    • Kempner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn Hill, with the one closest to Corn Hill listed first.
    • Davilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Val Verde
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Thorndale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckholts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn Hill, with the one closest to Corn Hill listed first.
    • Pflugerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Three Points
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Three Points is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Windemere
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Cele
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cele is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
    • Wells Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Kings Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
    • New Sweden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Manda is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
    • Jonestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Volente
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Corn Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corn Hill.

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 Corn Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Corn Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Land Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Salyer - Millard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodeville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Denison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lawler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ratliff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Matsler Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bartlett City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett City Cemetery
      • The Bartlett City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bartlett Cemetery

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 Corn Hill had a population of 239 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Theon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Theon is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
  • Walburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Granger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Salado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jonah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jonah is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
  • Youngsport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngsport is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsport
  • Holland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Circleville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Circleville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Donahoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Donahoe is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hutto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
    • Vilas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Nolanville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Corn Hill ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corn Hill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Corn Hill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Corn Hill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Corn Hill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Corn Hill.

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 either 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 Corn Hill:

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 Corn Hill, 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- Corn Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.