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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 Hicks 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 Hicks 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 Hicks 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 Hicks Crossing: Hicks Xing.
- While the name of this community is Hicks Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hicks Crossing may originally have been Hick's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hicks Crossing might be written as Hick Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hicks Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hicks 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Hicks Crossing is located in San Saba 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 San Saba County: Brown, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch & Mills.
Below are the counties that are near Hicks Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hicks Crossing:
- San Saba County (The home county of Hicks Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks Crossing, with the one closest to Hicks Crossing listed first.
- Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- San Saba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richland Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Locker ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locker is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
- Burnet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks Crossing, with the one closest to Hicks Crossing listed first.
- Naruna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naruna is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
- Silver Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks Crossing, with the one closest to Hicks Crossing listed first.
- Bee House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Evant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- McGirk ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McGirk is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Lampasas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks Crossing, with the one closest to Hicks Crossing listed first.
- Senterfitt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
- Lometa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Lampasas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
- Izoro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Llano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks Crossing, with the one closest to Hicks Crossing listed first.
- Tow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baby Head ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baby Head is located in Llano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
- Buchanan Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lone Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lone Grove is located in Llano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
- Valley Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Llano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hicks Crossing, with the one closest to Hicks Crossing listed first.
- Goldthwaite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Center City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Center City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
- Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bozar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bozar is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Regency ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Regency is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Mullin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hicks Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Hicks Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Hicks Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hicks 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 Hicks Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hicks Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hicks Crossing, with the one closest to Hicks Crossing listed first.
- Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Senterfitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chappel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nix Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farr Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shaw Bend Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (84 more) ...
- Terry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nabors Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Hicks Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hicks Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hicks Crossing, with the one closest to Hicks Crossing listed first.
- Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lometa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- San Saba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Naruna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naruna is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
- Big Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Valley is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
- Goldthwaite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lampasas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Baby Head ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baby Head is located in Llano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Bluffton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lone Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lone Grove is located in Llano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- McGirk ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McGirk is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Regency ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Regency is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hicks Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hicks Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Hicks 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hicks Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hicks Crossing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hicks Crossing.
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 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 Hicks Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to San Saba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burnet County
- Coryell County
- Hamilton County
- Lampasas County
- Llano County
- Mills County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hicks Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hicks Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |