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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Port Sullivan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Port Sullivan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Port Sullivan, please Contact Us.
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 Port Sullivan (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 Port Sullivan. 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 Port Sullivan ...
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 Port Sullivan: Prt. Sullivan
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Port Sullivan. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Sullivan.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Port Sullivan is historic, it would have been located within present day Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Port Sullivan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Sullivan:
- Milam County (The home county of Port Sullivan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Sullivan, with the one closest to Port Sullivan listed first.
- Branchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Gause
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Maysfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jones Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Baileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Marlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Milano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Sullivan, with the one closest to Port Sullivan listed first.
- Meeks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Edgeworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Cyclone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Ocker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Sullivan, with the one closest to Port Sullivan listed first.
- Rye ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Stone City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Tabor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Edge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Wixon Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Bryan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kurten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- College Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Sullivan, with the one closest to Port Sullivan listed first.
- Chriesman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cooks Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- San Antonio Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- Snook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Sullivan, with the one closest to Port Sullivan listed first.
- Wilderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Rosebud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Reagan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Barclay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Lott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Stranger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Lee County
- Hicks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Limestone County
- Kosse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Sullivan, with the one closest to Port Sullivan listed first.
- Hearne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elliot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Mumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Owensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Benchley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Wheelock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bremond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
- Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Sullivan, see our County-by-County Page for Port Sullivan.
Cemeteries Near Port Sullivan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Sullivan.
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 Port Sullivan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Sullivan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Sullivan, with the one closest to Port Sullivan listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northwest of Hearne.
- The Red Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moody Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317459 <5>
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvert Beauty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Fagan's Pasture Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
- The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvert City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <5>
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Port Sullivan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Sullivan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Sullivan, with the one closest to Port Sullivan listed first.
- Branchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Gause
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hearne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Maysfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elliot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Jones Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Sutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sutton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Mumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Sullivan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Sullivan.
Newspapers Published in Port Sullivan ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Sullivan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Sullivan, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Sullivan.
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 either 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 Port Sullivan:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- Limestone County
- Robertson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Port Sullivan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Port Sullivan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |