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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 Henly (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 Henly. 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 and doctors 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.

Henly is located in Hays 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 Hays County: Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe & Travis.

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

  • Hays County     (The home county of Henly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henly, with the one closest to Henly listed first.
    • Mount Gainor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dripping Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fitzhugh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Driftwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Crossing
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Woodcreek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Pioneer Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wimberley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Hays
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Flatrock Ford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanco County
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henly, with the one closest to Henly listed first.
    • Spicewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
      • Spicewood is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicewood <2>
    • Shovel Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
      • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <2>
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadowlakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Marble Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Granite Shoals
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
      • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <2>
    • Highland Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henly, with the one closest to Henly listed first.
    • Reedville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Uhland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henly, with the one closest to Henly listed first.
    • Fischer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fischer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fischer
      • Fischer is located in Comal County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fischer <2>
    • Cranes Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
      • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
    • Canyon City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Canyon Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Canyon Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
      • Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
    • Canyon Lake Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
      • Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
    • Westhaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
      • Westhaven is located in Comal County
    • Fourth Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sattler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Startzville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
      • Startzville is located in Comal County
    • Spring Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
      • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <2>
    • Royal Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
  • Gillespie County
  • Kendall County
  • Llano County
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
      • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <2>
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henly, with the one closest to Henly listed first.
    • Bee Cave
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Briarcliff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Lakeway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeway
      • Lakeway is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeway <2>
    • Point Venture
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Venture have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • 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>
    • Shady Hollow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
    • Buffalo Gap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Barton Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
      • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
    • Manchaca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
    • Hudson Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
      • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
    • Lago Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamson County
    • Anderson Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County

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

Cemeteries Near Henly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henly.

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

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

  • Henly Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dye Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middlebrooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlebrooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebrooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sprouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKellar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKellar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKellar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pursley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Sharp Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gatlin - Garrett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Payton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peyton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Mtn. 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 in 1895, Henly had a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Henly ...

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 265 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henly, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Henly:

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

The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1945, Longitude: -98.2121       In this case, the coordinates for Henly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Henly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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