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 KC Estates (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 KC Estates. 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 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.
KC Estates is located in Bastrop 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 Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near KC Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to KC Estates:
- Bastrop County (The home county of KC Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from KC Estates, with the one closest to KC Estates listed first.
- Camp Swift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Bastrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phelan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Alum Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Hills Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Paige
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McDade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Togo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Wyldwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from KC Estates, with the one closest to KC Estates listed first.
- Pettytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
- Saint Johns Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Elm Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Taylorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Delhi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- McMahan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McMahan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
- Mendoza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Tilmon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Niederwald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from KC Estates, with the one closest to KC Estates listed first.
- Kirtley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirtley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
- Stellar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Warda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cistern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Plum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nechanitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
- Muldoon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ledbetter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- La Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hostyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hostyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from KC Estates, with the one closest to KC Estates listed first.
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Knobbs Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Fedor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Blue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Giddings
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loebau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loebau is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Old Dime Box
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Dime Box
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Hicks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from KC Estates, with the one closest to KC Estates listed first.
- Littig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Webberville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Manda ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- New Sweden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Daffan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Del Valle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Pilot Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from KC Estates, with the one closest to KC Estates listed first.
- Coupland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beyersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Taylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thrall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to KC Estates, see our County-by-County Page for KC Estates.
Cemeteries Near KC Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of KC Estates.
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 KC Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for KC Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from KC Estates, with the one closest to KC Estates listed first.
- Adams Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Thompson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Thompson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Alum Creek.
- The Adams Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Morris Thompson Cemetery
- Thompson - Morris Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306332 <3>
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sayers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers Cemetery
- The Sayers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sayersville Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg Cemetery
- The Trigg Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249890 <3>
- Walker - Watson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Three Oaks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dube Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dube Cemetery
- The Dube Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bachman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3296 <3>
- Wilson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfenberger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 KC Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of KC Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from KC Estates, with the one closest to KC Estates listed first.
- Bastrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Hills Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Sayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Paige
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- McDade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fedor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Red Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around KC Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around KC Estates.
Newspapers Published in KC Estates ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around KC Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of KC Estates, 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 KC Estates.
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 KC Estates:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bastrop County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Fayette County
- Lee County
- Travis 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> | 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- KC Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 KC Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |