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 Normans Crossing (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 Normans Crossing. 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 Normans Crossing ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Normans Crossing: Normans Xing.
- While the name of this community is Normans Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Normans Crossing may originally have been Norman's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Normans Crossing might be written as Norman Crossing.
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.
Normans Crossing is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Normans Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Normans Crossing:
- Williamson County (The home county of Normans Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Normans Crossing, with the one closest to Normans Crossing listed first.
- Hutto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coupland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thrall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Weir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normans Crossing, with the one closest to Normans Crossing listed first.
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Wyldwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Phelan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Cedar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bastrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paige
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normans Crossing, with the one closest to Normans Crossing listed first.
- Bartlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normans Crossing, with the one closest to Normans Crossing listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Fedor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Hicks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normans Crossing, with the one closest to Normans Crossing listed first.
- Thorndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Davilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Val Verde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Tracy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Rockdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normans Crossing, with the one closest to Normans Crossing listed first.
- Cele
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- New Sweden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Manda ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- Pflugerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Windemere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Three Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wells Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Littig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Kings Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Normans Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Normans Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Normans Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Normans Crossing.
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 Normans Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Normans Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Normans Crossing, with the one closest to Normans Crossing listed first.
- Kimbro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Avery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pfluger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schiller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Schiller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beyersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sloan - Easley 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>
While we didn't find Normans Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Normans Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Normans Crossing, with the one closest to Normans Crossing listed first.
- Rices Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
- Hutto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Sweden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Coupland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jonah is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
- Circleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Circleville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Round Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Littig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McNeil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McNeil is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Daffan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Normans Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Normans Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Normans Crossing ...
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 279 newspapers that have been published in the area around Normans Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Normans Crossing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Normans Crossing.
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 Normans Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Travis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Normans Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Normans Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |