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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Manda. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Manda to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Manda, please Contact Us.
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 Manda (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 Manda. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Manda is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Manda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manda:
- Travis County (The home county of Manda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manda, with the one closest to Manda listed first.
- New Sweden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Cele
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Littig
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pflugerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daffan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Windemere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Webberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Three Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Kings Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manda, with the one closest to Manda listed first.
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McDade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Wyldwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Phelan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bastrop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paige
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Alum Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Mustang Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Upton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Bell County
- Bartlett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manda, with the one closest to Manda listed first.
- Lytton Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Saint Johns Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Mendoza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Hays County
- Hays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manda, with the one closest to Manda listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Fedor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Hicks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manda, with the one closest to Manda listed first.
- Thorndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manda, with the one closest to Manda listed first.
- Coupland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beyersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thrall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Hoxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Jollyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manda, see our County-by-County Page for Manda.
Cemeteries Near Manda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manda.
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 Manda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manda, with the one closest to Manda listed first.
- New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pfluger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kimbro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elgin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elgin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
- The Elgin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elgin City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #512858 <3>
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Standifer Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Manda in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manda.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manda, with the one closest to Manda listed first.
- New Sweden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Littig
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Rices Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
- Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coupland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daffan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Dunlap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Webberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sayersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Garfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Round Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manda.
Newspapers Published in Manda ...
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 298 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manda.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manda, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manda.
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 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 Manda:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Caldwell County
- Hays County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Manda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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> | 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- Manda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |