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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 Menlow (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 Menlow. 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 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.

Menlow is located in Hill 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 Hill County: Bosque, Ellis, Johnson, Limestone, McLennan & Navarro.

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

  • Hill County     (The home county of Menlow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menlow, with the one closest to Menlow listed first.
    • Aquilla
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Abbott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chatt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Tyson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Peoria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Hillsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bynum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Penelope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Malone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lovelace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Brandon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carl's Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menlow, with the one closest to Menlow listed first.
    • Laguna Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Cayote
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cayote is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
    • Womack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
    • Lakeside Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Valley Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kopperl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimball
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Clifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Meridian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Morgan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menlow, with the one closest to Menlow listed first.
    • Milford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Italy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menlow, with the one closest to Menlow listed first.
    • Parker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Grandview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rio Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menlow, with the one closest to Menlow listed first.
    • Watt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Prairie Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coolidge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menlow, with the one closest to Menlow listed first.
    • West
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <1>
    • Ross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ross is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <1>
    • Tours
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Gholson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Leroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Patrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Elm Mott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rock Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Northcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • China Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellmead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Axtell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Menlow, with the one closest to Menlow listed first.
    • Frost
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Navarro Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Dresden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Blooming Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Menlow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Menlow.

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 Menlow - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Scotts Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vaughan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fatima Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatima Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fatima Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Abbott.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3561 <3>
  • Liberty Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bold Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jessie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yates Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Garden of Memory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clausner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoria Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Menlow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Menlow.

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

  • Aquilla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Vaughan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vaughan is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
  • Abbott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tyson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyson is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
  • West
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <1>
  • Peoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peoria is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Hillsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ross is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <1>
  • Bynum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gholson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Greenock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Patrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Woodbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Woodbury is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Elm Mott
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Menlow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Menlow.

Newspapers Published in Menlow ...

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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Menlow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Menlow, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Menlow.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Menlow:

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 '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- Menlow) 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 Menlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.