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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 Lampasas (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 Lampasas. 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 and doctors 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.

Lampasas is located in Lampasas County and is the County Seat.

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 Lampasas County: Bell, Burnet, Coryell, Hamilton, Mills & San Saba.

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

  • Lampasas County     (The home county of Lampasas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lampasas, with the one closest to Lampasas listed first.
    • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Nix
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kempner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Izoro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lometa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senterfitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lampasas, with the one closest to Lampasas listed first.
    • Copperas Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperas Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Maxdale ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
      • Maxdale is located in Bell County
    • Fort Hood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chaffee Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
      • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
    • Ding Dong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
      • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ding Dong
      • From Lampasas to Ding Dong
    • McNair Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
      • McNair Village is located in Bell County
    • Killeen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Walker Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
      • Walker Village is located in Bell County
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lampasas, with the one closest to Lampasas listed first.
    • Naruna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Briggs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Silver Creek Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
    • Burnet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bertram
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Oatmeal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lampasas, with the one closest to Lampasas listed first.
    • Comanche Village III
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village III have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
    • Montague Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village I have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village II have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
    • Bee House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elijah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
    • King
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
      • King is located in Coryell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to King
      • From Lampasas to King
    • Evant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
      • Evant is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <3>
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lampasas, with the one closest to Lampasas listed first.
    • Buchanan Lake Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Lake Village
      • Buchanan Lake Village is located in Llano County
    • Tow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Buchanan Dam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
      • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lone Grove
      • From Lampasas to Lone Grove
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baby Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baby Head
      • From Lampasas to Baby Head
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lampasas, with the one closest to Lampasas listed first.
    • Star
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <3>
    • Center City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
      • Center City is located in Mills County
  • San Saba County
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lampasas, with the one closest to Lampasas listed first.
    • Andice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Lampasas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lampasas.

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

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

  • Cook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Groves Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pitt Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitt Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tumlinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tumlinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tumlinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Couble Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dobyville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kempner Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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    • Smith Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Center Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nix Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lampasas had a population of 2,408 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lampasas had a population of 8,119 people.

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

  • Naruna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnylane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnylane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
    • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
  • Nix
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kempner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Oakalla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakalla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakalla
    • Oakalla is located in Burnet County
  • Adamsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
  • Lometa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Burnet
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Maxdale ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
    • Maxdale is located in Bell County
  • Mahomet
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
    • Mahomet is located in Burnet County
  • Pidcoke
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pidcoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke
    • Pidcoke is located in Coryell County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lampasas ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lampasas.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lampasas. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lampasas and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lampasas.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6> of Lampasas.

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 Lampasas:

The official website for Lampasas: www.cityoflampasas.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<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 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>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 Lampasas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lampasas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lampasas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0673, Longitude: -98.1835    









 

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