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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 Priddy (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 Priddy. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Priddy is located in Mills 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 Mills County: Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, Lampasas & San Saba.

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

  • Mills County     (The home county of Priddy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Priddy, with the one closest to Priddy listed first.
    • Bozar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mullin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldthwaite
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Center City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
      • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ebony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ebony
      • From Priddy to Ebony
    • Buffalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
      • Regency is located in Mills County
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Priddy, with the one closest to Priddy listed first.
    • Zephyr
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Blanket
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Early
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brownwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <1>
    • Indian Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Priddy, with the one closest to Priddy listed first.
    • Newburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Energy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gustine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Comanche
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ararat
      • From Priddy to Ararat
    • Proctor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Wilson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Priddy to Wilson
    • Sidney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Comyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • De Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Coryell County
    • Evant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Erath County
    • Dublin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dublin
      • From Priddy to Dublin
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Priddy, with the one closest to Priddy listed first.
    • Pottsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McGirk
      • From Priddy to McGirk
    • Hamilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Carlton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • San Saba County

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

Cemeteries Near Priddy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Priddy.

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

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

  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Priddy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spivey - Baxter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duren Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Albin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Democrat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Trigger Mtn. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Browns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Browns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pecan Wells Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Pottsville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ward Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Energy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Energy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Energy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Indian Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
    • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
  • Newburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
  • Fleming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
  • Pottsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Mullin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gustine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldthwaite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McGirk
    • From Priddy to McGirk
  • Comanche
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shive
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
    • Shive is located in Hamilton County
  • Zephyr
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lamkin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Comanche County
    • Hazeldell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazeldell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
      • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
    • Gentrys Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gentrys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
      • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County

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

Newspapers Published in Priddy ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Priddy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Priddy, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Priddy.

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 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 Priddy:

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

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Priddy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Priddy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Priddy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6752, Longitude: -98.5090    









 

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