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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 Hamilton (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 Hamilton. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Hamilton is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Lampasas & Mills.

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

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Hamilton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Whiteway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lanham
      • From Hamilton to Lanham
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Agee
      • From Hamilton to Agee
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pottsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Carlton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McGirk
      • From Hamilton to McGirk
    • Hico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Cranfills Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Iredell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <3>
    • Norse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norse
      • From Hamilton to Norse
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Energy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Hamilton to Wilson
    • Gustine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ararat
      • From Hamilton to Ararat
    • Newburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Proctor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <3>
  • Coryell County
  • Erath County
  • Lampasas County
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Star
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Center City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
      • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Bozar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hamilton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton.

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

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

  • New IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Massingill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massingill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massingill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Cowhouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cowhouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cowhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirkendall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkendall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fegua Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fegua Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fegua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cottage Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Point Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hamilton had a population of 726 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hamilton had a population of 3,025 people.

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

  • Gentrys Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gentrys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
    • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
  • Shive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
    • Shive is located in Hamilton County
  • Lanham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lanham
    • From Hamilton to Lanham
  • Ohio ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
  • Lamkin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
    • Lamkin is located in Comanche County
  • Pottsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Fairy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy
    • Fairy is located in Hamilton County
  • Carlton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Evant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Jonesboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McGirk
    • From Hamilton to McGirk
  • Purmela
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
    • Purmela is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Hamilton to Wilson
    • Hazeldell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazeldell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
      • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
    • Indian Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
      • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hamilton ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hamilton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hamilton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hamilton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Hamilton.

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 websites either 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 Hamilton:

The official website for Hamilton: www.hamiltontexas.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hamilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7038, Longitude: -98.1241    









 

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