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 Williamson 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.
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:
- Williamson 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.
- Leander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sun City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Cedar Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Serenada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Serenada is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Anderson Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Jollyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Maxdale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maxdale is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
- Ding Dong
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ding Dong is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
- Bartlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Cypress Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Round Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Bertram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oatmeal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Briggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
- Mormon Mill has also been known as:
- Mormon Colony
- Spicewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marble Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowlakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Shovel Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Cottonwood Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Granite Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Hays County
- Fitzhugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Lampasas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Kempner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
- Llano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Horseshoe Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buchanan Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Beach Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Nameless ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nameless is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless has also been known as:
- Cross Creek
- Fairview
- Jonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lago Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Volente
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
- Buffalo Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Briarcliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Point Venture
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Point Venture is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
- 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 <1>
- Kings Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Wells Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Lakeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Three Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Windemere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
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.
- Cementerio de las Tres Marias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bagdad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upchurch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Bullion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Gabriel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Liberty Hill had a population of 309 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Liberty Hill had a population of 3,549 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Liberty Hill, with the one closest to Liberty Hill listed first.
- Leander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bertram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mahomet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mahomet is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
- Cedar Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithwick is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
- Volente
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McNeil
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McNeil is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Burnet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sudduth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sudduth is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
- Walburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Theon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Theon is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
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 291 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 30 miles [48.3 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 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 Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Hays County
- Lampasas County
- Llano County
- Travis 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Liberty Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |