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 Dott (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 Dott. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Dott is located in Falls 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 Falls County: Bell, Limestone, McLennan, Milam & Robertson.
Below are the counties that are near Dott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dott:
- Falls County (The home county of Dott)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dott, with the one closest to Dott listed first.
- Mooreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Durango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Chilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blevins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- North Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Lott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Satin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville - Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Westphalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Barclay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Marlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dott, with the one closest to Dott listed first.
- Oenaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ocker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cyclone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Temple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meeks
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Heidenheimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moffat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Edgeworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Morgan's Point Resort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Academy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dott, with the one closest to Dott listed first.
- McGregor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Oglesby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Leon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dott, with the one closest to Dott listed first.
- Kosse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ben Hur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Watt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dott, with the one closest to Dott listed first.
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosenthal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Lorena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Downsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Hewitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beverly Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Riesel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Waco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dott, with the one closest to Dott listed first.
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Buckholts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Cameron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maysfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Val Verde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Marlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dott, with the one closest to Dott listed first.
- Hammond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Bremond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dott, see our County-by-County Page for Dott.
Cemeteries Near Dott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dott.
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 Dott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dott, with the one closest to Dott listed first.
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carolina Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belfalls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Lawson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Theo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Dott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dott.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dott, with the one closest to Dott listed first.
- Mooreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Durango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Chilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blevins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Lott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belfalls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belfalls is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfalls
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westphalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Rosenthal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oenaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Travis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Travis is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis
- Barclay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dott.
Newspapers Published in Dott ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dott.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dott, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dott.
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 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 Dott:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Falls County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Coryell County
- Limestone County
- McLennan County
- Milam County
- Robertson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |