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 Lime City (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 Lime City. 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 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.
Lime City is located in Coryell 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 Coryell County: Bell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas & McLennan.
Below are the counties that are near Lime City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lime City:
- Coryell County (The home county of Lime City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime City, with the one closest to Lime City listed first.
- Oglesby
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leon Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McGregor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Mountain is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Fort Gates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Coryell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Gatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- Turnersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Saint Elijah Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime City, with the one closest to Lime City listed first.
- Moffat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgan's Point Resort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
- Nolanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chaffee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
- McNair Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McNair Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
- Belton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Temple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Killeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime City, with the one closest to Lime City listed first.
- Valley Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cayote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Greenock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Womack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime City, with the one closest to Lime City listed first.
- Bruceville - Eddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Blevins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Mooreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Golinda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- North Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Durango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Chilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Satin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westphalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime City, with the one closest to Lime City listed first.
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lorena
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Woodway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Speegleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Hewitt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- China Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Robinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bosqueville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Waco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lime City, see our County-by-County Page for Lime City.
Cemeteries Near Lime City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lime City.
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 Lime City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lime City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lime City, with the one closest to Lime City listed first.
- Post Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Station Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Comanche Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- King & Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Flint Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lime City had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lime City, with the one closest to Lime City listed first.
- Oglesby
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Leon Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitson is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
- Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGregor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Osage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Moody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coryell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moffat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Gatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lime City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lime City.
Newspapers Published in Lime City ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lime City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lime City, 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 Lime City.
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 Lime City:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Coryell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Falls County
- McLennan 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 from Point A (ie- Lime City) 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 Lime City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |