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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 Horn Hill (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 Horn Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Horn Hill is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

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

  • Limestone County     (The home county of Horn Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horn Hill, with the one closest to Horn Hill listed first.
    • Frosa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Kirk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Groesbeck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Hur
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Prairie Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Thornton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Coolidge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mexia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Fallon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Tehuacana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Watt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Lost Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horn Hill, with the one closest to Horn Hill listed first.
    • Otto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • McClanahan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Reagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Satin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Golinda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Highbank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • North Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horn Hill, with the one closest to Horn Hill listed first.
    • Cotton Gin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wortham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Teague
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
    • Freestone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Kirvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Donie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Streetman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dew
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horn Hill, with the one closest to Horn Hill listed first.
    • Mount Calm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Penelope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Leon County
    • Newby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horn Hill, with the one closest to Horn Hill listed first.
    • Mart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
    • Battle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Hallsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Elk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Riesel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Axtell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Leroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Downsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Tours
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Bellmead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • East Waco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • Northcrest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horn Hill, with the one closest to Horn Hill listed first.
    • Dawson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pursley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Spring Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Purdon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Navarro Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Silver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horn Hill, with the one closest to Horn Hill listed first.
    • Seale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Bald Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Bremond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Horn Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horn Hill.

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 Horn Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horn Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Horn Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Honest Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ft. Parker Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Parker Memorial Park
    • The Ft. Parker Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Ft. Parker Memorial Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
    • Lewisville Cemetery
    • Union Burial Ground
  • Dancer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Faulkenberry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkenberry Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faulkenberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Groesbeck.
  • Forest Glade Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tidwell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Phifer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pippin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plummers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Horn Hill had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Frosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Frosa is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
  • Kirk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kirk is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Groesbeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
  • Prairie Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Mexia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
  • Tehuacana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Battle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Battle is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Stranger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Stranger is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
  • Personville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cotton Gin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rodney is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Riesel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Horn Hill ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horn Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horn Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horn Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Horn Hill:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horn Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Horn Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.