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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 Elliot (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 Elliot. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Elliot is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Madison & Milam.

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

  • Robertson County     (The home county of Elliot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot, with the one closest to Elliot listed first.
    • Hearne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Calvert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Owensville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Baden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheelock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hammond
      • From Elliot to Hammond
    • Bremond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mumford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Benchley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Seale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seale
      • From Elliot to Seale
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot, with the one closest to Elliot listed first.
    • Edge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Tabor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wixon Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Kurten
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Bryan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • College Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Burleson County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot, with the one closest to Elliot listed first.
    • Highbank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilderville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilderville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilderville
      • From Elliot to Wilderville
    • Reagan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <2>
    • Rosebud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Stranger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot, with the one closest to Elliot listed first.
    • Wealthy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Normangee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
      • Normangee is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <2>
    • Marquez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Flynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Leon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <2>
  • Limestone County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot, with the one closest to Elliot listed first.
    • George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • North Zulch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot, with the one closest to Elliot listed first.
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gause
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Baileyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maysfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Marlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Milano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Burlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Minerva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Elliot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elliot.

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 Elliot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Elliot Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hammond Colony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Colony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (255 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elliot had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Hearne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Robertson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Calvert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sutton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Sutton is located in Robertson County
  • New Baden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nesbitt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesbitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
    • Nesbitt is located in Robertson County
  • Wheelock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Branchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Hammond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hammond
    • From Elliot to Hammond
  • Gause
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mumford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Benchley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Elliot ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elliot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elliot, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elliot.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Elliot:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elliot. 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Elliot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Elliot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elliot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9539, Longitude: -96.5689       In this case, the coordinates for Elliot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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