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 Northcrest (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 Northcrest. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Northcrest 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 Northcrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northcrest:
- McLennan County (The home county of Northcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Lacy - Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elm Mott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bellmead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Bosqueville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Axtell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gholson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Beverly Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Greenock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Valley Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cayote
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Laguna Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Womack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- McGregor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lime City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Golinda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Satin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Otto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Bruceville - Eddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Chilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McClanahan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Marlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Durango
(29 miles [46.7 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 Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Tyson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Mount Calm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Penelope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chatt is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
- Hubbard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Malone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Watt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Prairie Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Kirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Ben Hur
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Frosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Coolidge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northcrest, see our County-by-County Page for Northcrest.
Cemeteries Near Northcrest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northcrest.
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 Northcrest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northcrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Stanfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elm Mott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chalk Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kimmonsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Riggs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riggs Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2593778 <2>
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Gerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Northcrest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northcrest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northcrest, with the one closest to Northcrest listed first.
- Elm Mott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bosqueville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- East Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Axtell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gholson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Speegleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- China Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northcrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northcrest.
Newspapers Published in Northcrest ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northcrest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northcrest, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northcrest.
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 Northcrest:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to McLennan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bosque County
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- Hill County
- Limestone County
- Navarro 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 Northcrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |