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 Faubion Crossing (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 Faubion Crossing. 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 Faubion Crossing ...
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 Faubion Crossing: Faubion Xing.
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 southwest 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 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.
Faubion Crossing is located in Lampasas 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 Lampasas County: Bell, Burnet, Coryell, Hamilton, Mills & San Saba.
Below are the counties that are near Faubion Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Faubion Crossing:
- Lampasas County (The home county of Faubion Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Faubion Crossing, with the one closest to Faubion Crossing listed first.
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Izoro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lometa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Senterfitt ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
- Lampasas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
- Nix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nix is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Kempner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faubion Crossing, with the one closest to Faubion Crossing listed first.
- Copperas Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McNair Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McNair Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
- Burnet County
- Naruna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Naruna is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
- Comanche County
- Energy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faubion Crossing, with the one closest to Faubion Crossing listed first.
- Bee House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Evant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Purmela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Ireland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ireland is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Levita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Levita is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
- Jonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Elijah Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
- Comanche Village III
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
- Comanche Village I
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
- Comanche Village II
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faubion Crossing, with the one closest to Faubion Crossing listed first.
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- McGirk ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McGirk is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
- Whiteway has also been known as:
- White Way
- Pottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lanham is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Agee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Agee is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Faubion Crossing, with the one closest to Faubion Crossing listed first.
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
- Goldthwaite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bozar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bozar is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
- Priddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Mullin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- San Saba County
- Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Faubion Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Faubion Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Faubion Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faubion Crossing.
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 Faubion Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Faubion Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Faubion Crossing, with the one closest to Faubion Crossing listed first.
- Hines Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Straley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Langford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oneal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Townsen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hurst Ranch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Point Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Faubion Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Faubion Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Faubion Crossing, with the one closest to Faubion Crossing listed first.
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Bee House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Evant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- McGirk ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McGirk is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Purmela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shive is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
- Lometa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pidcoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pidcoke is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke
- Levita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Levita is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nix is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Faubion Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Faubion Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Faubion Crossing ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faubion Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faubion Crossing, 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 Faubion Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Faubion Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lampasas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Burnet County
- Comanche County
- Coryell County
- Hamilton County
- Mills County
- San Saba 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> | 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 Faubion Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Faubion Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |