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 Hearne (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 Hearne. 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 Hearne ...
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 have occurred.
Another variation: Hearn.
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 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.
Hearne is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Madison & Milam.
Below are the counties that are near Hearne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hearne:
- Robertson County (The home county of Hearne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hearne, with the one closest to Hearne listed first.
- Elliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Calvert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Mumford is located in Robertson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <2>
- Wheelock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Benchley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Owensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- New Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Bremond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hearne, with the one closest to Hearne listed first.
- Rye ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Tabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Edge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- Stone City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Wixon Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Bryan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kurten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- College Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wellborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hearne, with the one closest to Hearne listed first.
- Cooks Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Chriesman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Snook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
- Snook is located in Burleson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <2>
- Merle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hearne, with the one closest to Hearne listed first.
- Wilderville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilderville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Highbank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Reagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Reagan is located in Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <2>
- Rosebud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hearne, with the one closest to Hearne listed first.
- Hilltop Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wealthy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
- Wealthy is located in Leon County
- Normangee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
- Normangee is located in Leon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <2>
- Limestone County
- Kosse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hearne, with the one closest to Hearne listed first.
- George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Madison County
- North Zulch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zulch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
- Zulch is located in Madison County
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hearne, with the one closest to Hearne listed first.
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Gause
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jones Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Maysfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
- Maysfield is located in Milam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <2>
- Baileyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Milano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
- Milano is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <2>
- Marlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hearne, see our County-by-County Page for Hearne.
Cemeteries Near Hearne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hearne.
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 Hearne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hearne, with the one closest to Hearne listed first.
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Luke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hearne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearne Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Suggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suggs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hammond Colony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Colony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Elliot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliot Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Galloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calvert Beauty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Beauty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvert Beauty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Armstrong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Calvert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
- The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvert City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <5>
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lawson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Hearne had a population of 1,532 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hearne had a population of 4,340 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hearne, with the one closest to Hearne listed first.
- Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Robertson County
- Elliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Calvert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gause
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Mumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Mumford is located in Robertson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <2>
- Benchley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Wheelock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Milam County
- Tabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Nesbitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesbitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Nesbitt is located in Robertson County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Maysfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
- Maysfield is located in Milam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hearne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hearne.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hearne ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hearne.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hearne. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hearne and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hearne.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7> of Hearne.
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 Hearne:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Leon County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Milam County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hearne: www.cityofhearne.com/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<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 Hearne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<7> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hearne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hearne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8770, Longitude: -96.5957 In this case, the coordinates for Hearne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |