Our Genealogy Helper
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 Quinif (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 Quinif. 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 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.
Quinif is located in 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 Quinif. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quinif:
- Milam County (The home county of Quinif)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Cameron
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Marlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Maysfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Buckholts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jones Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Tracy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Milano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Edgeworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Meeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Cyclone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ocker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Vilas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Heidenheimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oenaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Academy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Sparks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Little River Academy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Rye ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Stone City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Chriesman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Rosebud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Barclay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Wilderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Westphalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Highbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Lott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Durango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Reagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blevins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Chilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mooreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Hicks
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Calvert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hearne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elliot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Mumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bremond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Owensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Laneport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hoxie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Thrall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quinif, see our County-by-County Page for Quinif.
Cemeteries Near Quinif ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quinif.
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 Quinif - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quinif covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Thatch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Culpepper Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Santa Monica Mausoleum
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cameron Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- F A Hernandez Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cameron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5661 <2>
- Old City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turnham - McCown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Resley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Story Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Quinif in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quinif.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quinif, with the one closest to Quinif listed first.
- Cameron
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ben Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
- Maysfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Clarkson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkson is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Buckholts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Jones Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Milano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Rosebud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baileyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Cyclone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quinif. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quinif.
Newspapers Published in Quinif ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quinif.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quinif, 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 Quinif.
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 Quinif:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- Robertson County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Quinif, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quinif) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |