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 Mahomet (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 Mahomet. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mahomet is located in Burnet 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 Burnet County: Bell, Blanco, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Mahomet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mahomet:
- Burnet County (The home county of Mahomet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Briggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bertram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oatmeal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
- Mormon Mill has also been known as:
- Mormon Colony
- Naruna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naruna is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
- Marble Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Spicewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
- Cottonwood Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Maxdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxdale is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
- Ding Dong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ding Dong is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
- Copperas Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Killeen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chaffee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
- Fort Hood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McNair Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McNair Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
- Walker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
- Salado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nolanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Montague Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Montague Village is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
- Comanche Village II
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
- Comanche Village III
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
- Comanche Village I
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
- Saint Elijah Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- Lampasas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Kempner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
- Lampasas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Llano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Buchanan Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buchanan Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Nameless ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lago Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Volente
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
- Briarcliff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wells Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Buffalo Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Point Venture
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Three Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Windemere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Andice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sun City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Serenada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Serenada is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
- Leander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jarrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mahomet, see our County-by-County Page for Mahomet.
Cemeteries Near Mahomet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mahomet.
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 Mahomet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mahomet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Mahomet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gabriel Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Gabriel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cementerio de las Tres Marias Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hollow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mahomet had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bertram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakalla is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakalla
- Maxdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxdale is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
- Sunnylane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
- Youngsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsport is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsport
- Burnet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kempner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Corn Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corn Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Hill
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Theon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Theon is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
- Walburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sudduth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sudduth is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mahomet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mahomet.
Newspapers Published in Mahomet ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mahomet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mahomet, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mahomet.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mahomet:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Burnet County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Coryell County
- Lampasas County
- Llano County
- Travis County
- Williamson 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> | 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 Mahomet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mahomet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |