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 East Sweden (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 East Sweden. 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 East Sweden ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Sweden: E. Sweden
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Sweden. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Sweden.
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 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.
East Sweden is located in McCulloch 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 McCulloch County: Brown, Coleman, Concho, Mason, Menard & San Saba.
Below are the counties that are near East Sweden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Sweden:
- McCulloch County (The home county of East Sweden)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Rochelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp San Saba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camp San Saba is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba
- Voca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lohn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pear Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calf Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
- Melvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Milburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milburn is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Waldrip
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
- Salt Gap ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
- Doole ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doole is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Keys Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
- Brookesmith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Coleman County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Whon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whon is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trickham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Trickham is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
- Former name for Trickham:
- Trick'em
- Gouldbusk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pontotoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grit is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
- Koockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Koockville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koockville
- Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Streeter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Streeter is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
- Art
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Menard County
- Hext
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Regency ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Regency is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- San Saba County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Richland Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holt ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Locker ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locker is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Sweden, see our County-by-County Page for East Sweden.
Cemeteries Near East Sweden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Sweden.
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 East Sweden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Sweden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Live Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rochelle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll Colony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camp San Saba Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spiller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lohn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cowboy Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor Mtn. Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fife Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Holt Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Springs Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 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.<4>
While we didn't find East Sweden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Sweden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Rochelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp San Saba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camp San Saba is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba
- Voca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Katemcy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Katemcy is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katemcy
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milburn is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Waldrip
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pontotoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Field Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Field Creek is located in Llano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Creek
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Streeter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Streeter is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
- Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Regency ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Regency is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Sweden. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Sweden.
Newspapers Published in East Sweden ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Sweden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Sweden, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Sweden.
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 East Sweden:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to McCulloch County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Coleman County
- Mason County
- Menard County
- Mills County
- San Saba 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Sweden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 East Sweden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |