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 Flat (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 Flat. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Flat is located in Coryell 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 Coryell County: Bell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas & McLennan.
Below are the counties that are near Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat:
- Coryell County (The home county of Flat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leon Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Fort Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Lime City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- South Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Mountain is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Oglesby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elijah Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
- McGregor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comanche Village I
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
- Comanche Village II
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Moffat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Walker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
- Morgan's Point Resort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chaffee Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
- Fort Hood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McNair Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McNair Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
- Killeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nolanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harker Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Valley Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Norse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Bruceville - Eddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Blevins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Mooreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Durango
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- Whiteway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
- Whiteway has also been known as:
- White Way
- Lampasas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Kempner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Izoro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bruceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lorena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Woodway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hewitt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Speegleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- China Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Flat.
Cemeteries Near Flat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat.
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 Flat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- King & Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ruth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trimmier Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ft. Gates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Flat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Leon Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Fort Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Lime City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Oglesby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitson is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
- Gatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moffat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Killeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McGregor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat.
Newspapers Published in Flat ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat.
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 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 Flat:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Coryell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Falls County
- Hamilton County
- Lampasas County
- McLennan 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 Flat, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |