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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 Llano (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 Llano. 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 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.

Llano is located in Llano 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 Llano County: Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Mason & San Saba.

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

  • Llano County     (The home county of Llano)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Llano, with the one closest to Llano listed first.
    • Lone Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Llano to Lone Grove
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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 Llano to Baby Head
    • Valley Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluffton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Buchanan Dam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Buchanan Lake Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
      • Click is located in Llano County
    • Kingsland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
    • Castell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
      • Castell is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <2>
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
      • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <2>
  • Blanco County
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Llano, with the one closest to Llano listed first.
    • Silver Creek Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
    • Highland Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Granite Shoals
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
      • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <2>
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
      • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <2>
    • Burnet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Naruna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marble Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowlakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Shovel Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
  • Gillespie County
  • Lampasas County
    • Nix
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason County
  • San Saba County

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

Cemeteries Near Llano ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Llano.

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

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

  • Wrights Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clymer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clymer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clymer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cap Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cap Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cap Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Board Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayes Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sixmile Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixmile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Baby Head Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baby Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baby Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bluffton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paschall Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paschall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paschall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pennington Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennington Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennington Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Moss Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Honey Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Valley Spring Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Llano had a population of 812 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Llano had a population of 3,508 people.

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

  • Lone Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Llano to Lone Grove
  • Baby Head ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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 Llano to Baby Head
  • Oxford ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Llano County
  • Valley Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluffton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Click ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Click is located in Llano County
  • Castell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
    • Castell is located in Llano County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <2>
  • Field Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Creek
    • Field Creek is located in Llano County
  • Pontotoc
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Blowout
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Blowout is located in Blanco County
  • Loyal Valley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fairland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
      • Fairland is located in Burnet County
    • Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Llano. See our List of 1890's Communities around Llano.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Llano ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Llano.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Llano. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Llano and those printed in the larger area surrounding Llano.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Llano.

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 helpful 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 Llano:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Llano. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Llano, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Llano) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Llano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7595, Longitude: -98.6752    









 

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