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 Four Points (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 Four Points. 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 Four Points ...
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 Four Points: Four Pts.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Four Points. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Four Points.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Four Points is located in Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Four Points. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Four Points:
- Travis County (The home county of Four Points)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Volente
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lakeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lago Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- West Lake Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
- Bee Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
- Point Venture
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Point Venture is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Point Venture has also been known as:
- Point Venture village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <1>
- Nameless ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless has also been known as:
- Cross Creek
- Fairview
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Mustang Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wyldwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Cedar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Cypress Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Round Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burnet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Spicewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oatmeal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shovel Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Bertram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
- Mormon Mill has also been known as:
- Mormon Colony
- Meadowlakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Cottonwood Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Niederwald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Mendoza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Fitzhugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Hays
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Dripping Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Driftwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Mount Gainor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Henly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Goforth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Kyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Anderson Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Jollyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Cedar Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Leander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hutto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Serenada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Serenada is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
- Sun City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Weir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Four Points, see our County-by-County Page for Four Points.
Cemeteries Near Four Points ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Four Points.
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 Four Points - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Four Points covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Preece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McNeil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jollyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Teck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bonnet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Austin Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Tucker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McNeil Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Four Points in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Four Points.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Volente
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McNeil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McNeil is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Daffan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Bluff Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Del Valle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Manchaca
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Four Points. See our List of 1890's Communities around Four Points.
Newspapers Published in Four Points ...
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 332 newspapers that have been published in the area around Four Points.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Four Points, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Four Points.
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 Four Points:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Caldwell County
- Hays 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 Four Points, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Four Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |