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 Oglesby (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 Oglesby. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Oglesby is located in Coryell 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 Coryell County: Bell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas & McLennan.
Below are the counties that are near Oglesby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oglesby:
- Coryell County (The home county of Oglesby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oglesby, with the one closest to Oglesby listed first.
- Lime City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- McGregor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Mountain is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Coryell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- The Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Gatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- Turnersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Saint Elijah Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oglesby, with the one closest to Oglesby listed first.
- Moffat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Brookhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgan's Point Resort
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
- Nolanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Temple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chaffee Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
- McNair Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McNair Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
- Belton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Hood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Killeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oglesby, with the one closest to Oglesby listed first.
- Valley Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cayote
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Norse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Womack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Cranfills Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oglesby, with the one closest to Oglesby listed first.
- Bruceville - Eddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Blevins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Mooreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Golinda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- North Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Durango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Chilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Satin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hill County
- Tyson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oglesby, with the one closest to Oglesby listed first.
- Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lorena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Woodway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Speegleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Eddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hewitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- China Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Bosqueville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Robinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oglesby, see our County-by-County Page for Oglesby.
Cemeteries Near Oglesby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oglesby.
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 Oglesby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oglesby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oglesby, with the one closest to Oglesby listed first.
- Post Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Station Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Comanche Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackfoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Graham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coryell Valley 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oglesby had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oglesby had a population of 464 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oglesby, with the one closest to Oglesby listed first.
- Lime City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- McGregor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitson is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
- Osage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Coryell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Moody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Bosque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Bosque is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
- Gatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moffat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oglesby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oglesby.
Newspapers Published in Oglesby ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oglesby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oglesby, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oglesby.
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 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 Oglesby:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Coryell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Falls County
- Hill County
- McLennan 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> | 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- Oglesby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oglesby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |