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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 Gandy (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 Gandy. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Gandy is located in Burnet 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 Burnet County: Bell, Blanco, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis & Williamson.

Below are the counties that are near Gandy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gandy:

  • Burnet County     (The home county of Gandy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Burnet
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Oatmeal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Marble Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bertram
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Meadowlakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite Shoals
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Silver Creek Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
    • Shovel Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Spicewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bell County
    • Maxdale ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Maxdale is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Round Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Blowout
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Sandy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Lampasas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
    • Nix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Kempner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Buchanan Dam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kingsland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buchanan Lake Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluffton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Llano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Lago Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
    • Briarcliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Volente
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
    • Point Venture
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Buffalo Gap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Lakeway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Andice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Leander
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <1>
    • Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gandy, see our County-by-County Page for Gandy.

Cemeteries Near Gandy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gandy.

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 Gandy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gandy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.

  • Flippin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Magill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Post Mtn. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Norred Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mormon Mill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mandaean Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tobey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Konvicka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pebble Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hoovers Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Pangle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Richland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Gandy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gandy.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.

  • Burnet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sudduth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
  • Fairland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairland is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Marble Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bertram
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Smithwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
  • Sunnylane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
  • Shovel Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
  • Bluffton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Naruna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Naruna is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
  • Mahomet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mahomet is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Round Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lone Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gandy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gandy.

Newspapers Published in Gandy ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gandy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gandy, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gandy.

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 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 Gandy:

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 Gandy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gandy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.