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

Meridian is located in Bosque 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 Bosque County: Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, McLennan & Somervell.

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

  • Bosque County     (The home county of Meridian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
    • Morgan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <1>
    • Clifton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
    • Womack
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Lakeside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
    • Kopperl
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Iredell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <1>
    • Cranfills Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimball
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
    • Laguna Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Eulogy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
    • Greenock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Valley Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
    • Turnersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
    • Jonesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ireland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
    • Chalk Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
    • Duffau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
    • Clairette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Hico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <1>
    • Whiteway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • Whiteway has also been known as:
      • White Way
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Carlton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Hill County
    • Whitney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <1>
    • Blum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
      • Blum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <1>
    • Aquilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Peoria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
    • Tyson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
    • Covington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <1>
    • Hillsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
    • Fort Spunky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Spunky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
    • Hill City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Paluxy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <1>
    • Pecan Plantation
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
    • Rio Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
    • China Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Patrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <1>
    • Gholson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Rock Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridian, with the one closest to Meridian listed first.
    • Glass
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
    • Glen Rose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nemo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <1>
    • Rainbow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Meridian ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meridian.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Meridian. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Meridian and those printed in the larger area surrounding Meridian.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Meridian.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Meridian:

Cemeteries Near Meridian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meridian.

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

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

  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
  • Oswald Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedron Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
  • Cedron Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedron Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Fulton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
  • Barry Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry Cemetery
  • Luth Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luth Cemetery
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
  • New Iredell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Steiner Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Kopperl Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranfills Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranfills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranfills Cemetery
    • Kidd Thompson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kidd Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kidd Thompson 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Meridian had a population of 1,037 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Meridian had a population of 1,502 people.

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

  • Morgan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
  • Womack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
    • Womack is located in Bosque County
  • Walnut Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <1>
  • Norse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • Norse is located in Bosque County
  • Kopperl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Iredell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Iredell is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <1>
  • Cranfills Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayote
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
    • Cayote is located in Bosque County
  • Kimball
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kimball is located in Bosque County
  • Eulogy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
  • Brazos Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point
    • Brazos Point is located in Bosque County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Whitney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <1>
    • Freeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Freeland is located in Johnson County
    • Fairy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy
      • Fairy is located in Hamilton County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meridian. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meridian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meridian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9251, Longitude: -97.6481       In this case, the coordinates for Meridian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Meridian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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