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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Pottsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <3>
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Hamilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Whiteway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Lanham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Gustine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <3>
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • Wilson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Comanche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Proctor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
      • Evant is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <3>
    • Bee House
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
    • Ireland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
    • Purmela
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
      • Purmela is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <3>
    • Levita
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
    • Jonesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • King
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
      • King is located in Coryell County
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Wells, with the one closest to Pecan Wells listed first.
    • Lometa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senterfitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
      • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Star
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <3>
    • Priddy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bozar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
    • Goldthwaite
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Mullin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
      • Regency is located in Mills County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ward Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGirk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spivey - Baxter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spivey - Baxter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spivey - Baxter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottage Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pottsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurst Ranch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Point Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kingsbury Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Priddy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Priddy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Priddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
  • Indian Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
    • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
  • Pottsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <3>
  • Shive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
    • Shive is located in Hamilton County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
    • Evant is located in Coryell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <3>
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
  • Ohio ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
  • Hamilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fleming
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
  • Newburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gentrys Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gentrys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
      • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Mullin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lamkin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Comanche County

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]<5>. 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 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 Pecan Wells:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pecan Wells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pecan Wells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pecan Wells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pecan Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5765, Longitude: -98.3714       In this case, the coordinates for Pecan Wells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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