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 Edgewater Beach (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 Edgewater Beach. 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 Edgewater Beach ...
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 Edgewater Beach: Edgewater Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Edgewater Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edgewater Beach.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Edgewater Beach 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 Edgewater Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgewater Beach:
- Travis County (The home county of Edgewater Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Point Venture
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Point Venture is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Point Venture has also been known as:
- Point Venture village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <1>
- Buffalo Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Briarcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lago Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
- The Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
- Volente
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless has also been known as:
- Cross Creek
- Fairview
- Barton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Bastrop County
- Mustang Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Cypress Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Round Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Johnson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burnet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Spicewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shovel Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Oatmeal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marble Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowlakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
- Mormon Mill has also been known as:
- Mormon Colony
- Cottonwood Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bertram
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Granite Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Fitzhugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Dripping Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Driftwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Henly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Mount Gainor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Hays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Flatrock Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Buda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Woodcreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodcreek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
- Goforth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Llano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Horseshoe Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Beach Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Anderson Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Cedar Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jollyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Leander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Serenada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Serenada is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
- Sun City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgewater Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Edgewater Beach.
Cemeteries Near Edgewater Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgewater Beach.
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 Edgewater Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgewater Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Teck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Post Oak Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hensel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haynie Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ross Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McNeil Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Puryear Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Dripping Springs.
- The Puryear Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peryear Cemetery
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Preece Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Edgewater Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgewater Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Volente
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithwick is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Leander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dripping Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cypress Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McNeil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McNeil is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shovel Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Henly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Driftwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manchaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgewater Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgewater Beach.
Newspapers Published in Edgewater Beach ...
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 320 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgewater Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgewater Beach, 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 Edgewater Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Edgewater Beach:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Hays County
- Llano 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edgewater Beach) 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 Edgewater Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |