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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 Mount Gainor (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 Mount Gainor. 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 Mount Gainor ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Gainor: Mt. Gainor

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Mount Gainor is located in Hays 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 Hays County: Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe & Travis.

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

  • Hays County     (The home county of Mount Gainor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Dripping Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Henly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Henly
      • From Mount Gainor to Henly
    • Driftwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodcreek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fitzhugh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Crossing
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Wimberley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Flatrock Ford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hays
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Mountain City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Bastrop County
    • Mustang Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
      • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Blanco County
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Spicewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
      • Spicewood is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicewood <1>
    • Shovel Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
      • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <1>
    • Meadowlakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Uhland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Reedville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Niederwald
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Martindale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <1>
    • Maxwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <1>
    • Mendoza
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Comal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Fischer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fischer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fischer
      • Fischer is located in Comal County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fischer <1>
    • Cranes Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
      • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
    • Canyon City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Canyon Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Canyon Lake Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
      • Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
    • Fourth Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Royal Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
    • Sattler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Canyon Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
      • Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
    • Westhaven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
      • Westhaven is located in Comal County
    • Startzville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
      • Startzville is located in Comal County
    • Third Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Gillespie County
  • Guadalupe County
  • Kendall County
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Bee Cave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
    • The Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
    • Lakeway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeway
      • Lakeway is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeway <1>
    • Manchaca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • San Leanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
      • San Leanna is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Barton Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
      • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
    • Point Venture
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Venture have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Point Venture has also been known as:
      • Point Venture village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <1>
    • Sunset Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
      • Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <1>
    • Briarcliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
      • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gainor, with the one closest to Mount Gainor listed first.
    • Anderson Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
    • Jollyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Gainor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Gainor.

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

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

  • Gatlin - Garrett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pursley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • McKellar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKellar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKellar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middlebrooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlebrooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebrooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Sharp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sprouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Jacobs Well Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Well Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Well Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fitzhugh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzhugh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzhugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Puryear Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Gainor ...

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 281 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Gainor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Gainor, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Gainor.

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 Mount Gainor:

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

The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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- Mount Gainor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Gainor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1438, Longitude: -98.1355       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Gainor 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 Mount Gainor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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