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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 Golinda (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 Golinda. 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 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.

Golinda is primarily located in Falls County. A portion of Golinda extends into McLennan 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 Falls County: Bell, Limestone, McLennan, Milam & Robertson.

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

  • Falls County     (The home county of Golinda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golinda, with the one closest to Golinda listed first.
    • North Prairie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Satin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mooreville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Perry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Durango
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Lott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Blevins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • McClanahan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Otto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golinda, with the one closest to Golinda listed first.
    • Troy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oenaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Pendleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Cyclone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Temple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Moffat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Meeks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Heidenheimer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgeworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
  • Bosque County
    • Valley Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golinda, with the one closest to Golinda listed first.
    • McGregor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Oglesby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lime City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • The Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Leon Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hill County
    • Mount Calm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golinda, with the one closest to Golinda listed first.
    • Ben Hur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Watt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Kirk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Prairie Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kosse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
    • Frosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Thornton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golinda, with the one closest to Golinda listed first.
    • Rosenthal
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Downsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Robinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lorena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Hewitt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
    • Bruceville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Riesel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Eddy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Waco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • Waco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golinda, with the one closest to Golinda listed first.
    • Burlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Baileyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golinda, with the one closest to Golinda listed first.
    • Bremond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond

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

Cemeteries Near Golinda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golinda.

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

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

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

  • Christian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mooreville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Golinda had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Golinda had a population of 610 people.

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

  • Rosenthal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
  • Downsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Downsville is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Downs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Downs is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Mooreville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mooreville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Chilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Robinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hewitt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
  • Bruceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Perry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Eddy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Durango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Durango is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
  • Lott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Marlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Riesel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison

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

Newspapers Published in Golinda ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golinda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golinda, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golinda.

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 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 Golinda:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Golinda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Golinda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.