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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 Mercury (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 Mercury. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Mercury is located in McCulloch 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 McCulloch County: Brown, Coleman, Concho, Mason, Menard & San Saba.

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

  • McCulloch County     (The home county of Mercury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mercury, with the one closest to Mercury listed first.
    • Rochelle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <2>
    • Waldrip
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrip have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Lohn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohn
      • Lohn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohn <2>
    • Pear Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Brady
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Doole ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
      • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Voca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voca
      • Voca is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voca <2>
    • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
      • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
    • Melvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mercury, with the one closest to Mercury listed first.
    • Brookesmith
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Keys Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Indian Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Bangs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
      • Bangs is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <2>
    • Brownwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <2>
    • Early
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
      • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Zephyr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Brownwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
  • Coleman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mercury, with the one closest to Mercury listed first.
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Trickham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Rockwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gouldbusk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Anna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Voss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
      • Voss is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voss <2>
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mercury, with the one closest to Mercury listed first.
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
      • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Mullin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mercury, with the one closest to Mercury listed first.
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Richland Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
      • Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <2>
    • San Saba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Mercury ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mercury.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mercury, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mercury.

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 either 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 Mercury:

Cemeteries Near Mercury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mercury.

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

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

  • Cox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
  • Cowboy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowboy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowboy Cemetery
  • Winchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchell Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Brookesmith.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vargy Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vargy Chapel Cemetery
  • Whon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whon Cemetery
  • Bowser Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowser Cemetery
  • Five Ashes Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Ashes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Ashes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Lee Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Fife Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fife Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fife 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.<5>

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

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

  • Milburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
  • Trickham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Indian Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
  • Rochelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <2>
  • Rockwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
    • Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <2>
  • Waldrip
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrip have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
    • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Regency is located in Mills County
  • Bangs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
    • Bangs is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <2>
  • Brady
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Brownwood
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <2>
  • Santa Anna
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Voca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voca
      • Voca is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voca <2>
    • Thrifty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrifty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
      • Thrifty is located in Brown County

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

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mercury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mercury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4124, Longitude: -99.1576       In this case, the coordinates for Mercury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mercury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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