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 Pecan Wells (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 Pecan Wells. 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 Pecan Wells ...
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 Pecan Wells: Pecan Wls.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Pecan Wells is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Lampasas & Mills.
Below are the counties that are near Pecan Wells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pecan Wells:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Pecan Wells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Wells, with the one closest to Pecan Wells listed first.
- McGirk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Pottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- Spurlin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
- Whiteway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
- Whiteway has also been known as:
- White Way
- Carlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Agee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Agee is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
- Lanham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lanham is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Wells, with the one closest to Pecan Wells listed first.
- Zephyr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blanket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comanche County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Wells, with the one closest to Pecan Wells listed first.
- Energy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Gustine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ararat ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ararat is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Comanche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Wells, with the one closest to Pecan Wells listed first.
- Evant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bee House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Pearl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Ireland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ireland is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Purmela
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Levita
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Levita is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
- Jonesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- King
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lampasas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Wells, with the one closest to Pecan Wells listed first.
- Adamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Lometa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Senterfitt ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
- Izoro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Wells, with the one closest to Pecan Wells listed first.
- Center City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Center City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
- Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Priddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bozar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bozar is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
- Goldthwaite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Mullin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ridge is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Regency ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Regency is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pecan Wells, see our County-by-County Page for Pecan Wells.
Cemeteries Near Pecan Wells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pecan Wells.
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 Pecan Wells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pecan Wells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pecan Wells, with the one closest to Pecan Wells listed first.
- Pecan Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eastview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spivey - Baxter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pottsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hurst Ranch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Priddy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pecan Wells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pecan Wells.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pecan Wells, with the one closest to Pecan Wells listed first.
- McGirk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Indian Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
- Pottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shive is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
- Priddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goldthwaite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fleming is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gentrys Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Mullin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lamkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lamkin is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pecan Wells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pecan Wells.
Newspapers Published in Pecan Wells ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pecan Wells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pecan Wells, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pecan Wells.
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 Pecan Wells:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Comanche County
- Coryell County
- Lampasas County
- Mills 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> | 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 Pecan Wells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pecan Wells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |