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 Marak (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 Marak. 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.
Marak is located in Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Marak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marak:
- Milam County (The home county of Marak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marak, with the one closest to Marak listed first.
- Buckholts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Tracy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Val Verde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Maysfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jones Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Davilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Baileyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marak, with the one closest to Marak listed first.
- Edgeworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Meeks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Cyclone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ocker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Vilas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Heidenheimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Academy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little River Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sparks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Oenaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Little River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burleson County
- Chriesman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marak, with the one closest to Marak listed first.
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Barclay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Rosebud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Wilderville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Durango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Lott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blevins
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Highbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Chilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mooreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Reagan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville - Eddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marak, with the one closest to Marak listed first.
- Hicks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marak, with the one closest to Marak listed first.
- Eddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bruceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marak, with the one closest to Marak listed first.
- Calvert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hearne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elliot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Bremond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marak, with the one closest to Marak listed first.
- Laneport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hoxie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Granger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thrall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schwertner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marak, see our County-by-County Page for Marak.
Cemeteries Near Marak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marak.
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 Marak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marak, with the one closest to Marak listed first.
- St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Lutheran Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Buckholts.
- The Hope Lutheran Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hope Cemetery
- Hope Lutheran Cemetery
- Dansby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dockery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Monica Mausoleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grelner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- F A Hernandez Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Marak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marak, with the one closest to Marak listed first.
- Buckholts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Barclay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Ocker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Maysfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rosebud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Vilas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Davilla
(14 miles [22.5 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 Marak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marak.
Newspapers Published in Marak ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marak, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marak.
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 Marak:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- McLennan County
- Robertson 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 Marak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |