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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 Lost Creek (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 Lost Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Lost Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lost Creek: Lost Crk. (or less commonly used: Lost Ck. or Lost Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lost Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Lost Creek is located in Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.

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

  • Travis County     (The home county of Lost Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
    • Barton Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
    • West Lake Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
    • Rollingwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Sunset Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Austin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bee Cave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
    • Hudson Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
    • Shady Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • The Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
    • Mustang Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
    • Wyldwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
    • Cedar Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elgin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Blanco County
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
    • Spicewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shovel Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
    • Niederwald
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Mendoza
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
    • Uhland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Lytton Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
    • Maxwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Reedville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Saint Johns Colony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
    • Lockhart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Fitzhugh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Hays
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Buda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Buda is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <1>
    • Flatrock Ford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
    • Driftwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dripping Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mountain City is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Goforth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Goforth is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
    • Kyle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kyle is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <1>
    • Mount Gainor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
    • Henly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lost Creek, with the one closest to Lost Creek listed first.
    • Jollyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Anderson Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • Cedar Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Brushy Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Leander
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <1>
    • Round Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Serenada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
    • Coupland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lost Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Creek.

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 Lost Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Tucker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • McNeil Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Oaks Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Preece Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Austin Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Darter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Texas State Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5704 <2>
    • Oakwood Cemetery Annex
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Lost Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost Creek.

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

  • Oak Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oak Hill is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Austin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Manchaca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bluff Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
  • Volente
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Del Valle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carl is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
  • Daffan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Daffan is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
  • McNeil
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McNeil is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
  • Buda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Buda is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <1>
  • Cedar Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Creedmoor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dripping Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Driftwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lost Creek ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Creek, 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 Lost Creek.

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 Lost Creek:

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 Lost Creek, 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 from Point A (ie- Lost Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.