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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 Mustang (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. 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.

Mustang is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

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

  • Limestone County     (The home county of Mustang)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Prairie Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frosa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Coolidge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Watt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Tehuacana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ben Hur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Mexia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Groesbeck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fallon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Thornton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Otto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McClanahan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Stranger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Marlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Satin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Golinda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Wortham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Gin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kirvin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Teague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
    • Streetman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Freestone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Mount Calm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Penelope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Irene
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Abbott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bynum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mertens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Chatt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Brandon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Aquilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Tyson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Mart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
    • Battle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Hallsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Elk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Axtell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Leroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Riesel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tours
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Bellmead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Elm Mott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Northcrest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Dawson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Navarro Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Purdon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pursley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Silver City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Dresden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Frost
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Blooming Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Angus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mustang ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mustang.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Delia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Armour Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Armour Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coolidge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Honest Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Calm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Billington Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Shead Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Dover Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pin Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

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

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

  • Prairie Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frosa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Frosa is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
  • Kirk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kirk is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Horn Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
  • Mount Calm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
  • Hubbard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tehuacana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Battle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Battle is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Rodney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodney is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Axtell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dawson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mexia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Groesbeck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wortham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Mustang ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mustang.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mustang:

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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mustang) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.