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 Eldorado Center (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 Eldorado Center. 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 Eldorado Center ...
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 Eldorado Center: Eldorado Ctr. (or less commonly used: Eldorado Cen., Eldorado Cent. or Eldorado Cntr.)
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 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.
Eldorado Center is located in Navarro 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 Navarro County: Anderson, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hill & Limestone.
Below are the counties that are near Eldorado Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eldorado Center:
- Navarro County (The home county of Eldorado Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado Center, with the one closest to Eldorado Center listed first.
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Purdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pursley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Navarro Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dresden is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Oak Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Angus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Mustang
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Retreat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado Center, with the one closest to Eldorado Center listed first.
- Avalon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Italy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bardwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Nash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nash is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Falls County
- Otto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado Center, with the one closest to Eldorado Center listed first.
- Wortham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Streetman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kirvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cotton Gin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Winkler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Teague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado Center, with the one closest to Eldorado Center listed first.
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Calm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Irene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penelope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mertens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chatt is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
- Carl's Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado Center, with the one closest to Eldorado Center listed first.
- Coolidge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tehuacana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Mexia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Prairie Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Watt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Fallon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Groesbeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ben Hur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Lost Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado Center, with the one closest to Eldorado Center listed first.
- Axtell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Mart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tours
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tours is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
- Battle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hallsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elm Mott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eldorado Center, see our County-by-County Page for Eldorado Center.
Cemeteries Near Eldorado Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldorado Center.
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 Eldorado Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eldorado Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eldorado Center, with the one closest to Eldorado Center listed first.
- Boardtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardtree Cemetery
- The Boardtree Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union High Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coolidge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Younger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Armour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Armour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Lawrence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McLain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Eldorado Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eldorado Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eldorado Center, with the one closest to Eldorado Center listed first.
- Rodney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pursley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Purdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Tehuacana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wortham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dresden is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Drane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Drane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
- Emmett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emmett is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mexia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Angus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eldorado Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eldorado Center.
Newspapers Published in Eldorado Center ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldorado Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eldorado Center, 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 Eldorado Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Eldorado Center:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Navarro County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ellis County
- Falls County
- Freestone County
- Hill County
- Limestone County
- McLennan 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 Eldorado Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eldorado Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |