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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 northeast 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 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.

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)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menard, with the one closest to Menard listed first.
    • Hext
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Fort McKavett ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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>
  • Kimble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menard, with the one closest to Menard listed first.
    • London
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
      • Streeter is located in Mason County
    • Grit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
      • Grit is located in Mason County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
      • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Menard, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3> of Menard.

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

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>

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.

  • Fort McKavett ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • London
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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>
  • Streeter
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
    • Streeter is located in Mason County
  • 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>
  • Junction
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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.

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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    
<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 Menard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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