RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Milam County >> Elevation >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Elevation (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 Elevation. 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 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.

Elevation is located in Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.

Below are the counties that are near Elevation. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elevation:

  • Milam County     (The home county of Elevation)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elevation, with the one closest to Elevation listed first.
    • Milano
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gause
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Minerva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Marlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Branchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Maysfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Tracy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Jones Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elevation, with the one closest to Elevation listed first.
    • Edgeworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Meeks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Rogers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elevation, with the one closest to Elevation listed first.
    • Stone City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Bryan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • College Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tabor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Boonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Wixon Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elevation, with the one closest to Elevation listed first.
    • Chriesman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooks Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Deanville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tunis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Birch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Frenstat
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Lyons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Snook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Somerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • Falls County
    • Rosebud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elevation, with the one closest to Elevation listed first.
    • Hicks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Tanglewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Old Dime Box
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Lexington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dime Box
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Loebau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Lincoln
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Blue
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
    • Fedor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Knobbs Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elevation, with the one closest to Elevation listed first.
    • Mumford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hearne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Benchley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Calvert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Elliot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Wheelock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • Quarry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elevation, with the one closest to Elevation listed first.
    • Laneport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Thrall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <1>
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elevation, see our County-by-County Page for Elevation.

Cemeteries Near Elevation ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elevation.

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 Elevation - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elevation covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elevation, with the one closest to Elevation listed first.

  • Hurt - Graham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sand Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tyson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jeter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lee Garden Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chriesman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Santana Ruize Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tomacik Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Westbrook - Walker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (309 more) ...
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

While we didn't find Elevation in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elevation.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Elevation, with the one closest to Elevation listed first.

  • Chriesman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Milano
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Gause
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Caldwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hicks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Minerva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Cooks Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • Tanglewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Deanville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Davidson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Davidson is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mumford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Branchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elevation. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elevation.

Newspapers Published in Elevation ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elevation.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elevation, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elevation.

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 Elevation:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elevation) 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 Elevation, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.