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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 Indian Gap (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 Indian Gap. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Indian Gap is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Lampasas & Mills.

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

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Indian Gap)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Gap, with the one closest to Indian Gap listed first.
    • Pottsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Hamilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • Carlton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway has also been known as:
      • White Way
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
    • Lanham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Gap, with the one closest to Indian Gap listed first.
    • Zephyr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Blanket
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Gap, with the one closest to Indian Gap listed first.
    • Energy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Newburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Gustine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Comanche
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Proctor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sidney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Comyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Gap, with the one closest to Indian Gap listed first.
    • Evant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bee House
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
    • Ireland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Pearl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Purmela
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Gap, with the one closest to Indian Gap listed first.
    • Dublin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Alexander
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Gap, with the one closest to Indian Gap listed first.
    • Adamsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Lometa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Gap, with the one closest to Indian Gap listed first.
    • Priddy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Center City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Star
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bozar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Mullin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldthwaite
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony

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

Cemeteries Near Indian Gap ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Gap.

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 Indian Gap - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Spivey - Baxter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pottsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Priddy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pecan Wells Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Energy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • McGirk Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottage Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Albin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Browns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<2>

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

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

  • Pottsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Priddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fleming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
  • Newburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Shive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shive is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
  • Gustine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gentrys Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
  • Lamkin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamkin is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
  • Hazeldell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
  • Mullin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Goldthwaite
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Comanche
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Indian Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Gap.

Newspapers Published in Indian Gap ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Gap.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Gap, 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 Indian Gap.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Indian Gap:

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>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 Indian Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Indian Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.