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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 Jinks Branch (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 Jinks Branch. 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 Jinks Branch ...

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 Jinks Branch: Jinks Br. (or less commonly used: Jinks Brnch.)
  • While the name of this community is Jinks Branch, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jinks Branch may originally have been Jink's Branch.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jinks Branch might be written as Jink Branch.

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 and hospitals 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.

Jinks Branch is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.

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

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Jinks Branch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jinks Branch, with the one closest to Jinks Branch listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leander
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <2>
    • Cedar Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Andice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sun City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Serenada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
    • Brushy Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Anderson Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • Jollyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Round Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jinks Branch, with the one closest to Jinks Branch listed first.
    • Ding Dong
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
    • Maxdale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Maxdale is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
    • Bartlett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salado
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jinks Branch, with the one closest to Jinks Branch listed first.
    • Cypress Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jinks Branch, with the one closest to Jinks Branch listed first.
    • Bertram
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oatmeal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Briggs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Spicewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Burnet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Meadowlakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Shovel Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Granite Shoals
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Highland Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Hays County
    • Fitzhugh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
  • Lampasas County
    • Kempner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Llano County
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jinks Branch, with the one closest to Jinks Branch listed first.
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
    • Jonestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Volente
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lago Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudson Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
    • Buffalo Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Point Venture
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Point Venture has also been known as:
      • Point Venture village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <2>
    • Kings Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Three Points
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Three Points is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Wells Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Windemere
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Briarcliff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Jinks Branch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jinks Branch.

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 Jinks Branch - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Huddleston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cementerio de las Tres Marias Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wells Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bagdad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Upchurch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Fore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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 Jinks Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jinks Branch.

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

  • Liberty Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Leander
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Leander is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <2>
  • Cedar Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bertram
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mahomet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mahomet is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Volente
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
  • Round Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
  • Florence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • McNeil
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McNeil is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Walburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Theon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Theon is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
    • Jonah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jonah is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah

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

Newspapers Published in Jinks Branch ...

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 295 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jinks Branch.

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

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 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 Jinks Branch:

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>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 Jinks Branch, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jinks Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.