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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 Hammetts Crossing (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 Hammetts Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Hammetts Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hammetts Crossing: Hammetts Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Hammetts Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hammetts Crossing may originally have been Hammett's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hammetts Crossing might be written as Hammett Crossing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Hammetts Crossing is located in Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.

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

  • Travis County     (The home county of Hammetts Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammetts Crossing, with the one closest to Hammetts Crossing listed first.
    • Briarcliff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Venture
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Point Venture has also been known as:
      • Point Venture village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <2>
    • The Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Lakeway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bee Cave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lago Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
    • Volente
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barton Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
    • Jonestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammetts Crossing, with the one closest to Hammetts Crossing listed first.
    • Cypress Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Round Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Blanco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hye
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Blowout
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
    • Twin Sisters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammetts Crossing, with the one closest to Hammetts Crossing listed first.
    • Spicewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shovel Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowlakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Granite Shoals
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Oatmeal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bertram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Burnet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammetts Crossing, with the one closest to Hammetts Crossing listed first.
    • Fischer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cranes Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
  • Gillespie County
    • Albert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Albert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammetts Crossing, with the one closest to Hammetts Crossing listed first.
    • Fitzhugh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Dripping Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Henly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
    • Mount Gainor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
    • Bear Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Driftwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodcreek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
    • Hays
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wimberley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Flatrock Ford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammetts Crossing, with the one closest to Hammetts Crossing listed first.
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammetts Crossing, with the one closest to Hammetts Crossing listed first.
    • Anderson Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • Jollyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Cedar Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <2>
    • Brushy Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Liberty Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Round Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hammetts Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammetts Crossing.

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 Hammetts Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Puryear Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Dripping Springs.
    • The Puryear Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peryear Cemetery
  • Ross Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fall Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Mill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sprouse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Haynie Flat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fitzhugh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlebrooks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McKellar Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Post Oak Bend Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Cypress Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Henly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Henly is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
  • Dripping Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shovel Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
  • Cedar Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Round Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
  • Volente
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Driftwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hill is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Marble Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sudduth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
    • Fairland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairland is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland

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

Newspapers Published in Hammetts Crossing ...

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 288 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammetts Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hammetts Crossing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hammetts Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hammetts Crossing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hammetts Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hammetts Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.