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 Liberty Hill (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 Liberty Hill. 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.
Liberty Hill is located in Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Liberty Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Liberty Hill:
- Milam County (The home county of Liberty Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Thorndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Davilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Val Verde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Buckholts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Maysfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Vilas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Rogers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Bartlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Meeks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Cyclone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Academy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little River Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Heidenheimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ocker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Chriesman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- San Antonio Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Barclay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Rosebud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Hicks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knobbs Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Fedor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Old Dime Box
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dime Box
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loebau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loebau is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Manda ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- Cele
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- New Sweden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Littig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Laneport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Thrall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hoxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Beyersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coupland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schwertner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hutto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Walburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jarrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Liberty Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Liberty Hill.
Cemeteries Near Liberty Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Liberty Hill.
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 Liberty Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Liberty Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- San Andres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Felton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grantham - Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Locklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Detmold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Urban Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garza Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gilleland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Liberty Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Liberty Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- San Gabriel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- San Gabriel is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
- Thorndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laneport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Davilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Buckholts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Donahoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Donahoe is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
- Tanglewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Cameron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Milano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Circleville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Liberty Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty Hill.
Newspapers Published in Liberty Hill ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Liberty Hill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Liberty Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Liberty Hill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Burleson County
- Falls 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Liberty Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |