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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 Knobbs Springs (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 Knobbs Springs. 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 Knobbs Springs ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Knobbs Springs: Knobbs Spgs. (or less commonly used: Knobbs Spngs. or Knobbs Sprngs.)
  • While the name of this community is Knobbs Springs, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Knobbs Springs may originally have been Knobb's Springs.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Knobbs Springs might be written as Knobb Springs.

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 northeast 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 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.

Knobbs Springs is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, Milam, Washington & Williamson.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Knobbs Springs)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knobbs Springs, with the one closest to Knobbs Springs listed first.
    • McDade
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <3>
    • Elgin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Paige
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
      • Paige is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <3>
    • Camp Swift
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bastrop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
      • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <3>
    • Wyldwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyldwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
    • Smithville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
    • Upton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <3>
    • Togo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosanky
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Burleson County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knobbs Springs, with the one closest to Knobbs Springs listed first.
    • Kirtley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Warda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ledbetter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <3>
    • West Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knobbs Springs, with the one closest to Knobbs Springs listed first.
    • Thorndale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
      • Thorndale is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <3>
    • Rockdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Tracy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Davilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
      • Davilla is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <3>
    • Minerva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knobbs Springs, with the one closest to Knobbs Springs listed first.
    • Littig
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
      • Manda is located in Travis County
    • New Sweden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Webberville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cele
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Manor is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <3>
    • Garfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Travis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Garfield
      • From Knobbs Springs to Garfield
    • Daffan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Pflugerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
      • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <3>
    • Windemere
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windemere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
    • Three Points
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Siesta Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      • Villa Siesta Retirement Village is located in Travis County
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knobbs Springs, with the one closest to Knobbs Springs listed first.
    • Beyersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coupland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Thrall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <3>
    • Taylor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoxie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Laneport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laneport
      • From Knobbs Springs to Laneport
    • Hutto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <3>
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Granger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Round Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
    • Round Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Knobbs Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knobbs Springs.

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 Knobbs Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Knobbs Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Knobbs Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Knobbs Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dube Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5329 <5>
  • Lawhon Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawhon Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawhon Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Three Oaks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • High Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Melcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...

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.<7>

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

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

  • McDade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
    • McDade is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <3>
  • Fedor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fedor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fedor
    • From Knobbs Springs to Fedor
  • Elgin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sayersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
    • Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
  • Paige
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
    • Paige is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <3>
  • Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Coupland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Littig
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Tanglewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorndale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
    • Thorndale is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <3>
  • Hicks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hicks
    • From Knobbs Springs to Hicks
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rices Crossing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rices Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
      • Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
    • Bastrop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
      • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <3>
    • New Sweden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County

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

Newspapers Published in Knobbs Springs ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knobbs Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knobbs Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knobbs Springs.

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 websites either 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 Knobbs Springs:

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

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

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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- Knobbs Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knobbs Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3605, Longitude: -97.1991    
<7>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 Knobbs Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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