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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 North Elm (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 North Elm. 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 North Elm ...

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 North Elm: N. Elm

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 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.

North Elm is located in Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.

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

  • Milam County     (The home county of North Elm)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Elm, with the one closest to North Elm listed first.
    • Buckholts
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Burlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marlow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Maysfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jones Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Minerva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Tracy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Val Verde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Baileyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Davilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Elm, with the one closest to North Elm listed first.
    • Meeks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Edgeworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Cyclone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Rogers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ocker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Vilas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Heidenheimer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oenaville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Academy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Little River Academy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Little River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sparks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Holland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Burleson County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Elm, with the one closest to North Elm listed first.
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Barclay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Rosebud
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westphalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Wilderville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Lott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Durango
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Highbank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • Blevins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Chilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Reagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mooreville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Marlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Elm, with the one closest to North Elm listed first.
    • Hicks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Tanglewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Elm, with the one closest to North Elm listed first.
    • Eddy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruceville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Elm, with the one closest to North Elm listed first.
    • Calvert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hearne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Bremond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Elm, with the one closest to North Elm listed first.
    • Laneport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Hoxie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Granger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thrall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <1>
    • Schwertner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near North Elm ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Elm.

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 North Elm - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dansby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Lutheran Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Buckholts.
    • The Hope Lutheran Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Hope Cemetery
    • Hope Lutheran Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dockery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Santa Monica Mausoleum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thatch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (301 more) ...

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 North Elm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Elm.

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

  • Ben Arnold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
  • Buckholts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cameron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkson is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Cyclone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cyclone is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
  • Barclay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Barclay is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  • Rosebud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Maysfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ocker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocker is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
  • Minerva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Jones Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Westphalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Seaton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Seaton is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton

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

Newspapers Published in North Elm ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Elm.

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

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 North Elm:

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 North Elm, 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 from Point A (ie- North Elm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.