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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 Mumford (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 Mumford. 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 northeast 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 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.

Mumford is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Madison & Milam.

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

  • Robertson County     (The home county of Mumford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mumford, with the one closest to Mumford listed first.
    • Benchley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Hearne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Elliot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Wheelock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • New Baden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Owensville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Hammond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Bremond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mumford, with the one closest to Mumford listed first.
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Stone City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Bryan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Tabor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Boonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Wixon Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • College Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kurten
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Edge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
    • Wellborn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Millican
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen Farm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mumford, with the one closest to Mumford listed first.
    • Cooks Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Tunis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Caldwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chriesman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Snook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Frenstat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Deanville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Lyons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Birch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Somerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Grimes County
    • Iola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mumford, with the one closest to Mumford listed first.
    • Hicks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Tanglewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Dime Box
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Dime Box
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
  • Leon County
    • Wealthy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mumford, with the one closest to Mumford listed first.
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • North Zulch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mumford, with the one closest to Mumford listed first.
    • Gause
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Branchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Milano
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Maysfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Marlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Cameron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Minerva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Baileyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Washington County
    • Quarry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry

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

Cemeteries Near Mumford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mumford.

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

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

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

  • Mumford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Teals Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hix Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hearne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Evangelical UCC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Salem Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Baptist Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Caldwell.
    • The Salem Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Post Oak Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515702 <2>
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • Draper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Luke 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mumford had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Benchley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
  • Sutton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sutton is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Cooks Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • Gause
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hearne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
  • Bryan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
  • Tabor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tunis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • Elliot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Chriesman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Caldwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • College Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wheelock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Branchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Hanover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hanover is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover

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

Newspapers Published in Mumford ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mumford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mumford, 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 Mumford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mumford:

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 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.
<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- Mumford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mumford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.