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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 Hilltop (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 Hilltop. 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 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.

Hilltop is located in Gillespie 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 Gillespie County: Blanco, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano & Mason.

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

  • Gillespie County     (The home county of Hilltop)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
    • Fredericksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Doss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
      • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
    • Tivydale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
      • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
    • Eckert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
      • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
    • Willow City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cain City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
      • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
    • Harper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Blumenthal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
      • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
    • Grapetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
    • Luckenbach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonewall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
    • Hye
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
      • Hye is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <1>
    • Sandy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
    • Bankersmith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
    • Comfort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Comfort is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <1>
  • Kerr County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
    • Kerrville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Kerr County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <1>
    • Mountain Home
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in Kerr County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <1>
  • Kimble County
    • Noxville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxville
      • Noxville is located in Kimble County
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
    • Castell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
      • Castell is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <1>
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
      • Click is located in Llano County
    • Llano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilltop, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
    • Loyal Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
      • Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
    • Hilda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
      • Hilda is located in Mason County
    • Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hedwigs Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
      • Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County
    • Art
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Art have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
      • Art is located in Mason County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Art <1>
    • Mason
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Koockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koockville
      • Koockville is located in Mason County

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

Cemeteries Near Hilltop ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilltop.

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

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

  • Friedrich Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedrich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schugh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ketron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ketron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ketron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Durst Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wendel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wendel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wendel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dittmar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dittmar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dittmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rode Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rode Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ahrens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahrens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahrens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kothe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kothe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kothe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rode Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rode Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dearing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dearing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dearing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Squaw Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squaw Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squaw Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Marschall Meusebach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marschall Meusebach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marschall Meusebach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lange Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lange Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Loyal Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
    • Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
  • Willow City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Harper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Luckenbach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hedwigs Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
    • Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County
  • Castell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
    • Castell is located in Llano County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <1>
  • Stonewall
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Llano County
  • Blowout
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Blowout is located in Blanco County
  • Kerrville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hye
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
    • Hye is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <1>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
      • Click is located in Llano County
    • Ingram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Kerr County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <1>
    • Mountain Home
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in Kerr County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Hilltop ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilltop.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilltop, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilltop.

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 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 Hilltop:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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 Hilltop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Hilltop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilltop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3977, Longitude: -98.9687       In this case, the coordinates for Hilltop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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