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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 Joppa (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 Joppa. 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.

Joppa is located in Burnet County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burnet County: Bell, Blanco, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis & Williamson.

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

  • Burnet County     (The home county of Joppa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
    • Bertram
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
      • Bertram is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <2>
    • Briggs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
      • Briggs is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briggs <2>
    • Oatmeal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Naruna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
      • Naruna is located in Burnet County
    • Silver Creek Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
    • Marble Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowlakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Spicewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
      • Spicewood is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicewood <2>
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
      • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <2>
    • Granite Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
      • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <2>
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
    • Maxdale ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
      • Maxdale is located in Bell County
    • Ding Dong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ding Dong. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
      • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
    • Copperas Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperas Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cove
      • Copperas Cove is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copperas Cove <2>
    • Killeen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killeen
      • Killeen is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153,991 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killeen <2>
    • Chaffee Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
      • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
    • Fort Hood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McNair Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
      • McNair Village is located in Bell County
    • Harker Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Heights
      • Harker Heights is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,071 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harker Heights <2>
    • Walker Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
      • Walker Village is located in Bell County
    • Salado
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Nolanville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
    • Montague Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
      • Montague Village is located in Coryell County
    • Comanche Village I
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village I have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
    • Comanche Village II
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village II have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
    • Comanche Village III
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village III have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elijah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
    • Kempner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempner
      • Kempner is located in Lampasas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempner <2>
    • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparks Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
      • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
    • Lampasas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
    • Buchanan Dam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Buchanan Lake Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Lake Village
      • Buchanan Lake Village is located in Llano County
    • Kingsland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
    • Tow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bluffton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
      • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <2>
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
    • Jonestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <2>
    • Lago Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Volente
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volente have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volente
      • Volente is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volente <2>
    • Briarcliff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hudson Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
      • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
    • Buffalo Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Point Venture
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Venture have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • 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>
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
    • Andice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Hill <2>
    • Florence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
    • Sun City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
    • Leander
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <2>
    • Serenada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
    • Jarrell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
      • Jarrell is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <2>
    • Georgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
      • Cedar Park is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Park <2>
    • Walburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walburg
      • Walburg is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walburg <2>
    • Brushy Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
    • Anderson Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County

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

Cemeteries Near Joppa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joppa.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strickling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mahomet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mahomet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mahomet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gabriel Mills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gabriel Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gabriel Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mandaean Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Gabriel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Gabriel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Gabriel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buck Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Andice Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andice Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Couble Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Couble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Couble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Joppa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joppa.

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

  • Bertram
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
    • Bertram is located in Burnet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <2>
  • Mahomet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
    • Mahomet is located in Burnet County
  • Sunnylane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnylane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
    • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
  • Burnet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Hill <2>
  • Oakalla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakalla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakalla
    • Oakalla is located in Burnet County
  • Florence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
  • Maxdale ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
    • Maxdale is located in Bell County
  • Sudduth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudduth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
    • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
  • Kempner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempner
    • Kempner is located in Lampasas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempner <2>
  • Lampasas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Burnet County
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    • Smithwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
      • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
    • Leander
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <2>
    • Youngsport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsport
      • Youngsport is located in Bell County

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

Newspapers Published in Joppa ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joppa.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Joppa:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joppa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joppa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joppa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8255, Longitude: -98.0317       In this case, the coordinates for Joppa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Joppa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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