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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 Gholson (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 Gholson. 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 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.

Gholson is located in McLennan 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 McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.

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

  • McLennan County     (The home county of Gholson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gholson, with the one closest to Gholson listed first.
    • Patrick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Patrick
      • From Gholson to Patrick
    • Rock Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ross
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <3>
    • Bosqueville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • China Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Mott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy - Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy - Lakeview
      • Lacy - Lakeview is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacy - Lakeview <3>
    • Northcrest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
    • Speegleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
    • Bellmead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmead
      • Bellmead is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmead <3>
    • Leroy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leroy <3>
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gholson, with the one closest to Gholson listed first.
    • Greenock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenock
      • From Gholson to Greenock
    • Laguna Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Womack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <3>
    • Lakeside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
    • Norse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norse
      • From Gholson to Norse
    • Meridian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <3>
    • Kopperl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gholson, with the one closest to Gholson listed first.
    • McGregor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oglesby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
      • Oglesby is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <3>
    • Lime City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gholson, with the one closest to Gholson listed first.
    • Golinda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Perry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Satin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
      • Satin is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <3>
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Mooreville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Otto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <3>
    • Chilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gholson, with the one closest to Gholson listed first.
    • Tyson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyson
      • From Gholson to Tyson
    • Aquilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Abbott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Chatt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Peoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Calm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
      • Mount Calm is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <3>
    • Penelope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bynum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bynum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
      • Bynum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bynum <3>
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Hill County
    • Malone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <3>
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gholson, with the one closest to Gholson listed first.
    • Watt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
      • Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <3>
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delia
      • From Gholson to Delia
    • Frosa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Gholson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gholson.

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

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

  • Gholson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gholson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crump Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crump Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wortham Bend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wortham Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wortham Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chalk Bluff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chalk Bluff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chalk Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • China Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kimmonsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bold Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bold Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bold Springs 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gholson had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gholson had a population of 1,127 people.

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

  • Patrick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Patrick
    • From Gholson to Patrick
  • Tyson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Tyson is located in Hill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tyson
    • From Gholson to Tyson
  • China Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bosqueville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <3>
  • Elm Mott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Greenock
    • From Gholson to Greenock
  • Speegleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Aquilla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • West
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
  • Waco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • East Waco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Waco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • East Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Waco
    • From Gholson to East Waco
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Axtell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Vaughan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Hill County
    • Cayote
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
      • Cayote is located in Bosque County

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

Newspapers Published in Gholson ...

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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gholson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gholson, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gholson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gholson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gholson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Gholson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gholson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7012, Longitude: -97.2162       In this case, the coordinates for Gholson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Gholson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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