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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 Pendleton (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 Pendleton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Pendleton is located in Bell 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 Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.

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

  • Bell County     (The home county of Pendleton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Troy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Temple
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moffat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Oenaville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Belton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Heidenheimer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Academy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Little River Academy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Little River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ocker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Brookhaven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • The Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • McGregor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Leon Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Flat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oglesby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mound
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • Fort Gates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • South Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
    • Comanche Village I
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Blevins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Durango
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Westphalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Mooreville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Barclay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Chilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • North Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Golinda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Satin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Moody
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
    • Eddy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruceville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Hewitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
    • Rosenthal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Woodway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Robinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Downsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Speegleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Beverly Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Burlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Val Verde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Buckholts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Davilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Silver City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Schwertner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jarrell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pendleton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pendleton.

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 Pendleton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pendleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Troy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bellwood Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Temple City Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • White Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Moffat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Naler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pendleton had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Troy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Temple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Moody
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
  • Moffat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Oenaville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oenaville is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
  • Belfalls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Belfalls is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfalls
  • Blevins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Blevins is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
  • Eddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitson is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
  • The Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Heidenheimer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Seaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Seaton is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
    • Durango
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pendleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pendleton.

Newspapers Published in Pendleton ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pendleton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pendleton, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pendleton.

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 Pendleton:

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 Pendleton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pendleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.