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 Cummins Crossing (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 Cummins Crossing. 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 Cummins Crossing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Cummins Crossing: Cummins Xing.
- While the name of this community is Cummins Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cummins Crossing may originally have been Cummin's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cummins Crossing might be written as Cummin Crossing.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Cummins Crossing is located in Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Cummins Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cummins Crossing:
- Milam County (The home county of Cummins Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummins Crossing, with the one closest to Cummins Crossing listed first.
- Buckholts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Val Verde
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Davilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milano
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maysfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummins Crossing, with the one closest to Cummins Crossing listed first.
- Vilas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Meeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Sparks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Cyclone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Academy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Heidenheimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little River Academy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ocker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Burleson County
- Chriesman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummins Crossing, with the one closest to Cummins Crossing listed first.
- Barclay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Rosebud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Wilderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Durango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Lott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blevins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummins Crossing, with the one closest to Cummins Crossing listed first.
- Hicks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knobbs Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cummins Crossing, with the one closest to Cummins Crossing listed first.
- Laneport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hoxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Thrall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Schwertner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beyersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Walburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jarrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coupland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hutto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cummins Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Cummins Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Cummins Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cummins Crossing.
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 Cummins Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cummins Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cummins Crossing, with the one closest to Cummins Crossing listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Norman Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graham - McQween Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bentsch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- T K Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Lilac - Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lilac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Urban Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Cummins Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cummins Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cummins Crossing, with the one closest to Cummins Crossing listed first.
- Buckholts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- San Gabriel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- San Gabriel is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
- Vilas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laneport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Donahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Donahoe is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Arnold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cyclone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 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 Cummins Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cummins Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Cummins Crossing ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cummins Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cummins Crossing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cummins Crossing.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cummins Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cummins Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cummins Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |