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 Dessau Fountains (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 Dessau Fountains. 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.
Dessau Fountains is located in Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Dessau Fountains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dessau Fountains:
- Travis County (The home county of Dessau Fountains)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dessau Fountains, with the one closest to Dessau Fountains listed first.
- Three Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Windemere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Kings Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Wells Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Pflugerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Daffan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Cele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Sweden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Manda ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dessau Fountains, with the one closest to Dessau Fountains listed first.
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wyldwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Cedar Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mustang Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- McDade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Camp Swift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Phelan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Bastrop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell County
- Bartlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnet County
- Spicewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dessau Fountains, with the one closest to Dessau Fountains listed first.
- Lytton Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Mendoza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Niederwald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dessau Fountains, with the one closest to Dessau Fountains listed first.
- Bear Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Hays
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Buda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzhugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Flatrock Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Goforth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Mountain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Driftwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dessau Fountains, with the one closest to Dessau Fountains listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Milam County
- Thorndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dessau Fountains, with the one closest to Dessau Fountains listed first.
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jollyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Brushy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Anderson Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Hutto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coupland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weir
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dessau Fountains, see our County-by-County Page for Dessau Fountains.
Cemeteries Near Dessau Fountains ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dessau Fountains.
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 Dessau Fountains - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dessau Fountains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dessau Fountains, with the one closest to Dessau Fountains listed first.
- Capital Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery is located in Austin.
- The Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5191 <2>
- Memorial Hill Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gregg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bratton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fiskville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McNeil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Decker Free Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pfluger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Jollyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Austin Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Dessau Fountains in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dessau Fountains.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dessau Fountains, with the one closest to Dessau Fountains listed first.
- McNeil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McNeil is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Daffan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Round Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Sweden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Hutto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Rices Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
- Littig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Del Valle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Webberville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coupland
(15 miles [24.1 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 Dessau Fountains. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dessau Fountains.
Newspapers Published in Dessau Fountains ...
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 308 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dessau Fountains.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dessau Fountains, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dessau Fountains.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dessau Fountains:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Burnet County
- Caldwell County
- Hays County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Williamson 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 Dessau Fountains, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dessau Fountains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |