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 Forest Grove (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 Forest Grove. 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 Forest Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Grove:
- Milam County (The home county of Forest Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Thorndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
- Thorndale is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <1>
- Minerva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Tracy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Buckholts
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Gause
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Davilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
- Davilla is located in Milam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <1>
- Val Verde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Maysfield
(25 miles [40.2 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 <1>
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- McDade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- McDade is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <1>
- Paige
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
- Paige is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <1>
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Swift
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Vilas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Edgeworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bartlett is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <1>
- Brazos County
- Stone City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Chriesman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- San Antonio Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Deanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cooks Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Frenstat
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tunis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Fayette County
- Ledbetter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <1>
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Hicks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Old Dime Box
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Fedor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Dime Box
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knobbs Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loebau
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
- Loebau is located in Lee County
- Giddings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Robertson County
- Mumford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Manda ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Littig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Thrall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Laneport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Beyersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Hoxie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Coupland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Granger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Grove.
Cemeteries Near Forest Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Grove.
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 Forest Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holliman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Crayton - Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crayton - Richards Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crayton - Richards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2505715 <4>
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Simmons - Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons - Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons - Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Richards - Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards - Black Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards - Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mundine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mundine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mundine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Miller on Alcoa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller on Alcoa Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller on Alcoa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Barber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Waddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waddle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waddle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hamilton Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Forest Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Grove, with the one closest to Forest Grove listed first.
- Hicks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Thorndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
- Thorndale is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <1>
- Chriesman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- San Gabriel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Gabriel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
- San Gabriel is located in Milam County
- Fedor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Dime Box
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caldwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laneport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Grove.
Newspapers Published in Forest Grove ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Grove, 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 Forest Grove.
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 helpful 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 Forest Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Fayette County
- Lee County
- Robertson County
- Travis County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 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. |
<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 Forest Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5463, Longitude: -96.9997 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |