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 Neale (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 Neale. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Neale is located in McLennan 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 McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.
Below are the counties that are near Neale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neale:
- McLennan County (The home county of Neale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale, with the one closest to Neale listed first.
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- East Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Downsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Bellmead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riesel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Beverly Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Battle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Lacy - Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale, with the one closest to Neale listed first.
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oenaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale, with the one closest to Neale listed first.
- Greenock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Valley Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cayote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale, with the one closest to Neale listed first.
- McGregor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oglesby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lime City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale, with the one closest to Neale listed first.
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Satin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Chilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McClanahan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Mooreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Bruceville - Eddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Lott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Durango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale, with the one closest to Neale listed first.
- Mount Calm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tyson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Penelope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abbott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Malone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chatt is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
- Bynum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neale, with the one closest to Neale listed first.
- Watt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Prairie Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Hur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Kirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Delia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Frosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Coolidge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kosse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Groesbeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neale, see our County-by-County Page for Neale.
Cemeteries Near Neale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neale.
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 Neale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neale, with the one closest to Neale listed first.
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Restland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374686 <2>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5694 <2>
- Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Neale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Neale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neale, with the one closest to Neale listed first.
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- East Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Robinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riesel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Rosenthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Battle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Golinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hewitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Mott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neale.
Newspapers Published in Neale ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neale, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Neale:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to McLennan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- Hill County
- Limestone 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> | 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 Neale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Neale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |