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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 Pendell (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 Pendell. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Pendell is located in Bosque 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 Bosque County: Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, McLennan & Somervell.

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

  • Bosque County     (The home county of Pendell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendell, with the one closest to Pendell listed first.
    • Clifton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
    • Valley Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Womack
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Greenock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Laguna Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Cranfills Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
    • Morgan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kopperl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <2>
    • Iredell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <2>
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendell, with the one closest to Pendell listed first.
    • Turnersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
    • Oglesby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
      • Oglesby is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <2>
    • McGregor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jonesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lime City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • Gatesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Gates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Levita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
    • Leon Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <2>
    • Ireland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendell, with the one closest to Pendell listed first.
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Whiteway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • Whiteway has also been known as:
      • White Way
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendell, with the one closest to Pendell listed first.
    • Tyson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
    • Whitney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <2>
    • Aquilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Hill County
    • Peoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
    • Abbott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
      • Blum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <2>
    • Chatt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendell, with the one closest to Pendell listed first.
    • Crawford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
    • China Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Patrick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Rock Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
    • Gholson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Speegleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speegleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
    • Bosqueville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
      • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
    • Woodway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Woodway is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodway <2>
    • Ross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <2>
    • Waco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <2>
    • Elm Mott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Beverly Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people

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

Newspapers Published in Pendell ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pendell.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pendell:

Cemeteries Near Pendell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pendell.

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 Pendell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kanz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Terrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
  • Scrutchfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thiele Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thiele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thiele Cemetery
  • Lanes Chapel Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Valley Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
  • Barton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265 <5>
  • Poston - Odle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Olde Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olde Cemetery
  • Valley Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Norway Mill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Mill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Oswald Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Goodall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodall Cemetery
    • Rock Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Rock Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rock Springs Church Cemetery
      • Rock Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175393 <5>

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.<6>

While we didn't find Pendell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pendell.

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

  • Valley Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
  • Mosheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
    • Mosheim is located in Bosque County
  • Cayote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
    • Cayote is located in Bosque County
  • Womack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
    • Womack is located in Bosque County
  • Norse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • Norse is located in Bosque County
  • Greenock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Greenock is located in Bosque County
  • Coryell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coryell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Coryell is located in Coryell County
  • Turnersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
    • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
  • Osage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Coryell County
  • Crawford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
  • China Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Patrick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Cranfills Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Pendell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pendell.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Pendell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pendell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7138, Longitude: -97.5414       In this case, the coordinates for Pendell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Pendell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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