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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 Democrat (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 Democrat. 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 and doctors 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.

Democrat is located in Mills 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 Mills County: Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, Lampasas & San Saba.

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

  • Mills County     (The home county of Democrat)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
    • Priddy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mullin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bozar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Goldthwaite
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Buffalo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Center City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Star
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
    • Zephyr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Blanket
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Early
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brownwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lake Brownwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • Indian Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • May
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Keys Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Bangs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brookesmith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
    • Newburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Comanche
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Energy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gustine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Proctor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Duster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Sipe Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
    • Wilson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Comyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • De Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
    • Pottsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Democrat, with the one closest to Democrat listed first.
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt

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

Cemeteries Near Democrat ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Democrat.

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 Democrat - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Democrat Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Duren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Zephyr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blanket Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Priddy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oakview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Trigger Mtn. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • North Browns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Moro Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams Ranch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Albin Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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>

While we didn't find Democrat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Democrat.

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

  • Mullin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Priddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Zephyr
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Newburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Blanket
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Fleming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
  • Indian Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
  • Comanche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Goldthwaite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sidney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gustine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pottsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Democrat ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Democrat.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Democrat, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Democrat.

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 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 Democrat:

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 Democrat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Democrat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.