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 doctors 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 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
- Milano is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <2>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Marlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Maysfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
- Maysfield is located in Milam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <2>
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Tracy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jones Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Buckholts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
- Buckholts is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <2>
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgeworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Meeks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Rye ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Bryan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- College Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tabor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Boonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Wixon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- San Antonio Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Deanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Frenstat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Lyons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
- Snook is located in Burleson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <2>
- Merle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Tanglewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanglewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Old Dime Box
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
- Loebau is located in Lee County
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Fedor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fedor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Knobbs Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Mumford is located in Robertson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <2>
- Hearne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
- Hearne is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <2>
- Benchley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Calvert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elliot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Wheelock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- Quarry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Thrall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
- Thrall is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <2>
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurt - Graham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurt - Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sand Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Point Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tyson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lee Garden Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Garden Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Garden Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chriesman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Webb Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511993 <4>
- Santana Ruize Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santana Ruize Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santana Ruize Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tomacik Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomacik Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomacik Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Westbrook - Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook - Walker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westbrook - Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
- Milano is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <2>
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Milam County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Cooks Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Tanglewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanglewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Deanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Davidson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Davidson is located in Burleson County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mumford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Mumford is located in Robertson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <2>
- Branchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- 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]<6>. 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 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 Elevation:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- Robertson County
- Washington County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elevation. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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- Elevation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elevation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6535, Longitude: -96.8189 In this case, the coordinates for Elevation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |