Our Genealogy Helper
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 Mustang Ridge (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 Mustang Ridge. 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 Mustang Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mustang Ridge: Mustang Rdg. (or less commonly used: Mustang Rdge. or Mustang Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mustang Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mustang Ridge.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Mustang Ridge is primarily located in Bastrop County. A portion of Mustang Ridge extends into Caldwell County and Travis 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 Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Mustang Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mustang Ridge:
- Bastrop County (The home county of Mustang Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wyldwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Bateman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Red Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bastrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hills Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Phelan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Rosanky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Camp Swift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Upton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Alum Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Mendoza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Niederwald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Lytton Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Uhland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Saint Johns Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Seawillow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Martindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Royal Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Harwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Redwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Staples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weinert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
- Galle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galle is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
- Zorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Kingsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barbarosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Goforth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Buda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Flatrock Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Mountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- San Marcos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Driftwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fitzhugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Wimberley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Creedmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Elroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Pilot Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Onion Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Manchaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- San Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Del Valle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Shady Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Sunset Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Jollyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Anderson Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mustang Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Mustang Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Mustang Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mustang Ridge.
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 Mustang Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mustang Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Vasquez Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Niederwald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creedmoor Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martin Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lytton Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ohlendorf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Polonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen - Good 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mustang Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mustang Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mustang Ridge, with the one closest to Mustang Ridge listed first.
- Creedmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Goforth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Lytton Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Bluff Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Buda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manchaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Del Valle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Reedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mustang Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mustang Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Mustang Ridge ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mustang Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mustang Ridge, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mustang Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mustang Ridge:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bastrop County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Comal County
- Gonzales County
- Guadalupe County
- Hays County
- Travis County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mustang Ridge) 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 Mustang Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |