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 Hix (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 Hix. 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.
Hix is located in Burleson 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 Burleson County: Brazos, Lee, Milam, Robertson & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Hix. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hix:
- Burleson County (The home county of Hix)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Cooks Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Chriesman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Snook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- San Antonio Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- Deanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frenstat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Merle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Birch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Stone City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Rye ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Bryan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tabor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Boonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- College Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wixon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Kurten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wellborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Falls County
- Wilderville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Hicks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Dime Box
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Old Dime Box
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Gause
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Branchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Maysfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Minerva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Jones Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Baileyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Mumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benchley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Hearne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elliot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Calvert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wheelock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Owensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- New Baden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- Quarry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hix, see our County-by-County Page for Hix.
Cemeteries Near Hix ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hix.
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 Hix - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hix covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Hix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Teals Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- The Goodwill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jones Cemetery
- Willie C. Jones Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501676 <2>
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Baptist Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Caldwell.
- The Salem Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Post Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515702 <2>
- Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cooks Point Brethren Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chriesman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Hix in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hix.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Mumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Gause
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chriesman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Milano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Benchley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Tunis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Hearne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Branchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Davidson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Davidson is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Bryan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maysfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hix. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hix.
Newspapers Published in Hix ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hix.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hix, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hix.
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 either 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 Hix:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Burleson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazos County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Robertson County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 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. |
| <3> | 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- Hix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |