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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 Meador Grove (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 Meador Grove. 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 Meador Grove ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Meador Grove: Meador Grv.

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 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.

Meador Grove is located in Bell 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 Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.

Below are the counties that are near Meador Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meador Grove:

  • Bell County     (The home county of Meador Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador Grove, with the one closest to Meador Grove listed first.
    • Moffat
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Pendleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Troy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Temple
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Belton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nolanville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oenaville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Walker Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Walker Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
    • Harker Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chaffee Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
  • Bosque County
    • Valley Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador Grove, with the one closest to Meador Grove listed first.
    • The Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Lime City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Oglesby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Leon Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • McGregor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Gates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • South Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • Gatesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Coryell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Coryell is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador Grove, with the one closest to Meador Grove listed first.
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Blevins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Mooreville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Durango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • North Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Chilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Golinda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Westphalia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Lott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Satin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Barclay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador Grove, with the one closest to Meador Grove listed first.
    • Moody
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
    • Eddy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bruceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lorena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Crawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
    • Woodway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosenthal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Speegleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Robinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Downsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meador Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Meador Grove.

Cemeteries Near Meador Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meador Grove.

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 Meador Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meador Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meador Grove, with the one closest to Meador Grove listed first.

  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Moody - Leon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • White Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moffat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Naler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...

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.<3>

While we didn't find Meador Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meador Grove.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Meador Grove, with the one closest to Meador Grove listed first.

  • Whitson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Whitson is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
  • The Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Moffat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Moody
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
  • Pendleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
  • Oglesby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leon Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eddy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • McGregor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Bruceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meador Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meador Grove.

Newspapers Published in Meador Grove ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meador Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meador Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meador Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Meador Grove:

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>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.
<3>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 Meador Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meador Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.