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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 George (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 George. 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.

George is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Brazos, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Robertson & Walker.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of George)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
    • Edge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kurten
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wixon Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Boonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • College Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
    • Iola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <1>
    • Bedias
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roans Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
      • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <1>
    • Shiro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon County
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
    • Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheelock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • New Baden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Benchley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
    • Owensville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Elliot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliot
      • From George to Elliot
    • Seale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seale
      • From George to Seale
    • Hearne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
  • Walker County

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

Cemeteries Near George ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of George.

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 George covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Keefer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keefer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keefer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nash Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Normangee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Normangee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Normangee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tenmile Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tenmile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tenmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rodgers Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Hole Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...
    • Cordey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cordey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cordey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<7>

While we didn't find George in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of George.

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

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

Newspapers Published in George ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around George.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of George, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for George.

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 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 George:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for George. 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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- George) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9720, Longitude: -96.1093    
<7>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 George, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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