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 Fort Gates (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 Fort Gates. 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 Fort Gates ...
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 Fort Gates: Ft. Gates
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fort Gates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Gates.
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 northeast 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 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.
Fort Gates 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 Fort Gates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Gates:
- Coryell County (The home county of Fort Gates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gates, with the one closest to Fort Gates listed first.
- South Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Mountain is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Oglesby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coryell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Levita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Levita is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- The Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gates, with the one closest to Fort Gates listed first.
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Chaffee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
- Fort Hood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McNair Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McNair Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
- Walker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walker Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
- Moffat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Killeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morgan's Point Resort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Copperas Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nolanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gates, with the one closest to Fort Gates listed first.
- Valley Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Cranfills Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cayote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Falls County
- Bruceville - Eddy
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gates, with the one closest to Fort Gates listed first.
- Whiteway
(23 miles [37 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
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Lanham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lanham is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Lampasas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gates, with the one closest to Fort Gates listed first.
- Izoro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kempner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gates, with the one closest to Fort Gates listed first.
- Crawford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bruceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Speegleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Lorena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- China Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hewitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Gates, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Gates.
Cemeteries Near Fort Gates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Gates.
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 Fort Gates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Gates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Gates, with the one closest to Fort Gates listed first.
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ft. Gates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Restland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fort Gates had railroad service and no post office. In 1990, Fort Gates had a population of 818 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Gates, with the one closest to Fort Gates listed first.
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Leon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Oglesby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coryell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Osage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osage is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pidcoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pidcoke is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke
- The Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Levita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Levita is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Turnersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Whitson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitson is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Gates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Gates.
Newspapers Published in Fort Gates ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Gates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Gates, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Gates.
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 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 Fort Gates:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Gates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fort Gates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |