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 McNair Village (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 McNair Village. 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 McNair Village ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for McNair Village: McNair Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
McNair Village is located in Bell County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near McNair Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McNair Village:
- Bell County (The home county of McNair Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair Village, with the one closest to McNair Village listed first.
- Chaffee Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
- Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
- Fort Hood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
- Walker Village is located in Bell County
- Killeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killeen
- Killeen is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153,991 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killeen <2>
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookhaven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Harker Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Heights
- Harker Heights is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,071 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harker Heights <2>
- Nolanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Copperas Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperas Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cove
- Copperas Cove is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copperas Cove <2>
- Ding Dong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ding Dong. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
- Ding Dong is located in Bell County
- Maxdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
- Maxdale is located in Bell County
- Moffat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moffat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Morgan's Point Resort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point Resort
- Morgan's Point Resort is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan's Point Resort <2>
- Burnet County
- Briggs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Briggs is located in Burnet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briggs <2>
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair Village, with the one closest to McNair Village listed first.
- Comanche Village I
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village I have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
- Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
- Comanche Village II
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village II have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
- Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
- Comanche Village III
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Village III have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
- Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
- Montague Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
- Montague Village is located in Coryell County
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mason Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Saint Elijah Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elijah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
- Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
- Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
- Flat is located in Coryell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat <2>
- The Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mound is located in Coryell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <2>
- Leon Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- King
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Coryell County
- Lampasas County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair Village, with the one closest to McNair Village listed first.
- Kempner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempner
- Kempner is located in Lampasas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempner <2>
- Izoro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparks Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
- Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
- Lampasas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McLennan County
- Moody
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair Village, with the one closest to McNair Village listed first.
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
- Jarrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
- Jarrell is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <2>
- Andice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Schwertner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwertner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwertner
- Schwertner is located in Williamson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schwertner <2>
- Sun City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Walburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walburg
- Walburg is located in Williamson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walburg <2>
- Serenada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
- Serenada is located in Williamson County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McNair Village, see our County-by-County Page for McNair Village.
Cemeteries Near McNair Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McNair Village.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McNair Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McNair Village, with the one closest to McNair Village listed first.
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Killeen Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killeen Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killeen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackburn Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Killeen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146247 <4>
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located in Killeen.
- The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Okay Community Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2610 <4>
- Sibley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mayberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Copperas Cove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperas Cove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copperas Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Browning Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hubbard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Burris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Gotcher Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gotcher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gotcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Toby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
While we didn't find McNair Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McNair Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McNair Village, with the one closest to McNair Village listed first.
- Killeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killeen
- Killeen is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153,991 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killeen <2>
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookhaven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Nolanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
- Maxdale is located in Bell County
- Youngsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsport
- Youngsport is located in Bell County
- Pidcoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pidcoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke
- Pidcoke is located in Coryell County
- Kempner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempner
- Kempner is located in Lampasas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempner <2>
- Oakalla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakalla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakalla
- Oakalla is located in Burnet County
- The Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mound is located in Coryell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <2>
- Moffat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moffat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Leon Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Salado
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fort Gates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McNair Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around McNair Village.
Newspapers Published in McNair Village ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around McNair Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McNair Village, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McNair Village.
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 McNair Village:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burnet County
- Coryell County
- Lampasas County
- McLennan County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McNair Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 McNair Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- McNair Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McNair Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1341, Longitude: -97.7592 In this case, the coordinates for McNair Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |