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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 Goldthwaite (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 Goldthwaite. 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.

Goldthwaite is located in Mills County and is the County Seat.

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 Mills County: Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, Lampasas & San Saba.

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

  • Mills County     (The home county of Goldthwaite)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldthwaite, with the one closest to Goldthwaite listed first.
    • Bozar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Center City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
      • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Mullin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Star
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <3>
    • Priddy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
      • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Buffalo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldthwaite, with the one closest to Goldthwaite listed first.
    • Zephyr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Keys Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Blanket
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <3>
    • Early
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldthwaite, with the one closest to Goldthwaite listed first.
    • Energy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gustine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <3>
    • Comanche
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldthwaite, with the one closest to Goldthwaite listed first.
    • Evant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
      • Evant is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <3>
    • Bee House
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldthwaite, with the one closest to Goldthwaite listed first.
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Pottsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <3>
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldthwaite, with the one closest to Goldthwaite listed first.
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senterfitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Lometa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldthwaite, with the one closest to Goldthwaite listed first.
    • San Saba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Richland Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
      • Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <3>
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in San Saba County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Goldthwaite ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldthwaite.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Goldthwaite. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Goldthwaite and those printed in the larger area surrounding Goldthwaite.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Goldthwaite.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Goldthwaite:

Cemeteries Near Goldthwaite ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldthwaite.

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

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

  • Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mohler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohler Cemetery
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Spring Cemetery
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traylor Cemetery
  • Big Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Valley Cemetery
  • Williams Ranch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Ranch Cemetery
  • Trigger Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Browns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Browns Cemetery
  • Estep Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estep Cemetery
  • Nabors Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nabors Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nabors Creek Cemetery
  • Catclaw Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catclaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catclaw Cemetery
  • Lower Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Shaw Bend Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Bend Cemetery
    • Center City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center City Cemetery
    • Oakview 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Goldthwaite had a population of 1,066 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Goldthwaite had a population of 1,815 people.

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

  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
  • Big Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
  • Mullin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
  • Priddy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Regency is located in Mills County
  • Indian Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
    • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
  • San Saba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lometa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottsville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <3>
  • Zephyr
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shive
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
    • Shive is located in Hamilton County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Newburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Evant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
      • Evant is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <3>

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

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

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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- Goldthwaite) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goldthwaite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4515, Longitude: -98.5696    
<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 Goldthwaite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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