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 Maxwell (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 Maxwell. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Maxwell is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Maxwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maxwell:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Maxwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Martindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Uhland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Lockhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fentress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Niederwald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mendoza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Prairie Lea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joliet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joliet is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
- Seawillow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
- Stairtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Mustang Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Bateman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Red Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyldwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Jeddo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Rosanky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Royal Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Royal Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
- Freiheit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freiheit is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
- Thorn Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Gruene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Preiss Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
- First Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- First Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- Fourth Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
- Third Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Third Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
- Landa Park Highlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Braunfels
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Canyon City is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Harwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ottine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Oak Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Staples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Weinert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
- Galle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galle is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
- Zorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Kingsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barbarosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
- Geronimo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lauback
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
- Clear Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Lake Dunlap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
- Camp Willow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- San Marcos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goforth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Kyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Buda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flatrock Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Hays
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Wimberley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cloptins Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Driftwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Creedmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Onion Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Manchaca
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- San Leanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Elroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Pilot Knob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Shady Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Tanglewood Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Sunset Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Del Valle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maxwell, see our County-by-County Page for Maxwell.
Cemeteries Near Maxwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maxwell.
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 Maxwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maxwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Schawe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Santa Maria Aida Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Koeglar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- San Juan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martindale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of the Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Memory Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cliett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Staples.
- The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery has also been known as:
- Staples Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486005 <3>
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 in 1895, Maxwell had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Martindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Staples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lockhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- San Marcos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goforth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Kyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Lea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Lytton Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Buda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tilmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Creedmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maxwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maxwell.
Newspapers Published in Maxwell ...
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 268 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maxwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maxwell, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maxwell.
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 websites either 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 Maxwell:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Comal County
- Gonzales County
- Guadalupe County
- Hays County
- Travis 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Maxwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Maxwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |