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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 Prairie Hill (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 Prairie Hill. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Prairie Hill is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

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

  • Limestone County     (The home county of Prairie Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Watt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Frosa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Kirk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Coolidge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ben Hur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Tehuacana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Groesbeck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Thornton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fallon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Kosse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
    • Lost Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
    • Otto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McClanahan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Stranger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Marlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Golinda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Satin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Reagan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Chilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
    • Wortham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Gin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kirvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Teague
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
    • Mount Calm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Penelope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Irene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Abbott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bynum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Brandon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mertens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Aquilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
    • Mart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
    • Elk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Battle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Hallsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Axtell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Riesel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leroy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Tours
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Bellmead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Elm Mott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Northcrest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
    • Dawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Navarro Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Purdon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Pursley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Dresden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Frost
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Blooming Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people

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

Cemeteries Near Prairie Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Hill.

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 Prairie Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Delia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Billington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Calm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pavelka Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Honest Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Armour Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Armour Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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>

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

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

  • Kirk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirk is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Frosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Frosa is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
  • Mart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
  • Mount Calm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Battle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Battle is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Horn Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
  • Axtell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hubbard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Riesel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Tehuacana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rodney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodney is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Perry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Groesbeck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Prairie Hill ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie Hill.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Prairie Hill:

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 Prairie Hill, 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 from Point A (ie- Prairie Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.