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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 Menard (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 Menard. 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 Menard ...

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.

The city of Menard was originally named Menardville

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 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.

Menard is located in Menard County and is the County Seat.

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 Menard County: Concho, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch, Schleicher, Sutton & Tom Green.

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

  • Menard County     (The home county of Menard)
  • Concho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menard, with the one closest to Menard listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Concho County
    • Eden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Concho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eden
      • From Menard to Eden
  • Kimble County
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menard, with the one closest to Menard listed first.
    • Streeter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menard, with the one closest to Menard listed first.
    • Calf Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
      • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
    • Melvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in McCulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <1>
    • Brady
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in McCulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <1>
    • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Menard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Menard.

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 Menard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pioneer Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Opp Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Opp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Opp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hext Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hext Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hext Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waddell Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waddell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waddell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loveless Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loveless Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loveless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bannowsky Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bannowsky Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bannowsky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jacoby Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacoby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacoby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sudduth Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sudduth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sudduth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • London Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Long Mtn. Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Menard ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Menard.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Menard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Menard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Menard.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Menard.

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 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 Menard:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Menard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Menard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Menard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9173, Longitude: -99.7852    
<5>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.
<6>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 Menard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025