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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 Live Oak Resorts (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 Live Oak Resorts. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Live Oak Resorts is located in Hill 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 Hill County: Bosque, Ellis, Johnson, Limestone, McLennan & Navarro.

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

  • Hill County     (The home county of Live Oak Resorts)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak Resorts, with the one closest to Live Oak Resorts listed first.
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Huron is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Whitney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Blum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Aquilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovelace
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Chatt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Itasca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Carl's Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak Resorts, with the one closest to Live Oak Resorts listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Kimball
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kopperl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Laguna Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Womack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
    • Morgan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Cayote
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cayote is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
    • Meridian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Eulogy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Clifton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak Resorts, with the one closest to Live Oak Resorts listed first.
    • Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Maypearl
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Italy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak Resorts, with the one closest to Live Oak Resorts listed first.
    • Fort Spunky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Pecan Plantation
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak Resorts, with the one closest to Live Oak Resorts listed first.
    • Rio Vista
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Parker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Grandview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Bono
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Cleburne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Coyote Flats
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Keene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Alvarado
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Egan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak Resorts, with the one closest to Live Oak Resorts listed first.
    • West
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <1>
    • Gholson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Patrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • China Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rock Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Ross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ross is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <1>
    • Tours
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Leroy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Mott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bosqueville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Northcrest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak Resorts, with the one closest to Live Oak Resorts listed first.
    • Nemo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Rose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass

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

Cemeteries Near Live Oak Resorts ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Live Oak Resorts.

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 Live Oak Resorts - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Live Oak Resorts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Heath Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. Graham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitney - Towash Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Steiner Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedron Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodbury Cemetery (New)
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yates Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoria Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (146 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.<4>

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

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

  • Whitney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Blanton is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Peoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Peoria is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Woodbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodbury is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Blum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kimball
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimball is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Kopperl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Vaughan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vaughan is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
  • Derden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Derden is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
  • Aquilla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Covington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Womack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
    • Morgan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Live Oak Resorts ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Live Oak Resorts.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Live Oak Resorts, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Live Oak Resorts.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Live Oak Resorts:

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>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- Live Oak Resorts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Live Oak Resorts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.