Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nameless. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nameless to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nameless, please Contact Us.
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 Nameless (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 Nameless. 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 Nameless ...
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.
Nameless has also been known as: Cross Creek and Fairview.
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 northeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nameless is historic, it would have been located within present day Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Nameless. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nameless:
- Travis County (The home county of Nameless)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nameless, with the one closest to Nameless listed first.
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <3>
- Volente
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volente have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volente
- Volente is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volente <3>
- Lago Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
- Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
- Buffalo Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Briarcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Point Venture
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Venture have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- The Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Lakeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Wells Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Bee Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Lost Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nameless, with the one closest to Nameless listed first.
- Cypress Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burnet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nameless, with the one closest to Nameless listed first.
- Spicewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Oatmeal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bertram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Bertram is located in Burnet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <3>
- Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marble Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shovel Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Meadowlakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Burnet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Briggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Briggs is located in Burnet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briggs <3>
- Horseshoe Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Granite Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
- Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <3>
- Highland Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
- Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nameless, with the one closest to Nameless listed first.
- Fitzhugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Dripping Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Driftwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hays
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Henly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Henly
- From Nameless to Henly
- Mount Gainor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Llano County
- Sunrise Beach Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
- Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <3>
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nameless, with the one closest to Nameless listed first.
- Leander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Leander is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <3>
- Cedar Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Hill <3>
- Jollyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Brushy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Round Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Round Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andice
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Serenada
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sun City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Hutto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
- Hutto is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nameless, see our County-by-County Page for Nameless.
Cemeteries Near Nameless ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nameless.
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 Nameless covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nameless, with the one closest to Nameless listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bonnet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonnet Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonnet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bagdad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bagdad Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bagdad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hensel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Simpson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Upchurch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upchurch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upchurch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wells Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Post Oak Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Teck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pond Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Nameless in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nameless.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nameless, with the one closest to Nameless listed first.
- Leander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Leander is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <3>
- Volente
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volente have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volente
- Volente is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volente <3>
- Cedar Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Hill <3>
- McNeil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNeil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- McNeil is located in Travis County
- Smithwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
- Smithwick is located in Burnet County
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Round Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Round Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bertram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Bertram is located in Burnet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <3>
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahomet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
- Mahomet is located in Burnet County
- Oak Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Travis County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Marble Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cypress Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nameless. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nameless.
Newspapers Published in Nameless ...
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 300 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nameless.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nameless, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nameless.
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 helpful 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 Nameless:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Hays County
- Llano County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Nameless, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nameless) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nameless. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5267, Longitude: -97.9279 |