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 Elm Ridge (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 Elm Ridge. 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 Elm Ridge ...
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 Elm Ridge: Elm Rdg. (or less commonly used: Elm Rdge. or Elm Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elm Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elm Ridge.
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 southeast 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 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.
Elm Ridge 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 Elm Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elm Ridge:
- Milam County (The home county of Elm Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Ridge, with the one closest to Elm Ridge listed first.
- Cameron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckholts
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Minerva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Marlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Maysfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Val Verde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jones Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Milano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Ridge, with the one closest to Elm Ridge listed first.
- Edgeworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Meeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Vilas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Ocker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Heidenheimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Academy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little River Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Little River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oenaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Ridge, with the one closest to Elm Ridge listed first.
- Chriesman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Ridge, with the one closest to Elm Ridge listed first.
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Barclay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Rosebud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Wilderville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Lott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Durango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Highbank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Blevins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Reagan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Ridge, with the one closest to Elm Ridge listed first.
- Hicks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Ridge, with the one closest to Elm Ridge listed first.
- Calvert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hearne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elliot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Mumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bremond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Ridge, with the one closest to Elm Ridge listed first.
- Laneport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hoxie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Thrall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beyersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Schwertner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elm Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Elm Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Elm Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm Ridge.
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 Elm Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elm Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elm Ridge, with the one closest to Elm Ridge listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dansby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grelner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Renshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Battle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- F A Hernandez Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cameron Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cameron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5661 <2>
- Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Santa Monica Mausoleum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dockery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Elm Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elm Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elm Ridge, with the one closest to Elm Ridge listed first.
- Cameron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckholts
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Ben Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
- Maysfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clarkson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Davilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- San Gabriel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Gabriel is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cyclone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Jones Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elm Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elm Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Elm Ridge ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm Ridge, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm Ridge.
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 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 Elm Ridge:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- Robertson 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> | 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 Elm Ridge, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elm Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |