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 Joe Lee (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 Joe Lee. 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.
Joe Lee is located in Bell 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 Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Joe Lee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joe Lee:
- Bell County (The home county of Joe Lee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe Lee, with the one closest to Joe Lee listed first.
- Rogers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vilas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Sparks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Academy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little River Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Heidenheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Cyclone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Meeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ocker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Coryell County
- The Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe Lee, with the one closest to Joe Lee listed first.
- Barclay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Blevins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Rosebud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Lott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville - Eddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Wilderville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Mooreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Chilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- Hicks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe Lee, with the one closest to Joe Lee listed first.
- Eddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bruceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe Lee, with the one closest to Joe Lee listed first.
- Val Verde
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Davilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buckholts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tracy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Thorndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Minerva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Marlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Rockdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maysfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe Lee, with the one closest to Joe Lee listed first.
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Laneport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Schwertner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Jarrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thrall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beyersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Serenada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Serenada is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
- Sun City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joe Lee, see our County-by-County Page for Joe Lee.
Cemeteries Near Joe Lee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joe Lee.
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 Joe Lee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joe Lee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joe Lee, with the one closest to Joe Lee listed first.
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McCann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taplin View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reeds Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Volo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Simmons Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hennington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Val Verde Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Mumford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant Station Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wedel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Joe Lee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joe Lee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joe Lee, with the one closest to Joe Lee listed first.
- Rogers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vilas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Donahoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donahoe is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heidenheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Davilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buckholts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seaton is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Cyclone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ocker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Belton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laneport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joe Lee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joe Lee.
Newspapers Published in Joe Lee ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joe Lee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joe Lee, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joe Lee.
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 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 Joe Lee:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- McLennan County
- Milam County
- Williamson 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> | 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 Joe Lee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Joe Lee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |