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 Ratibor (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 Ratibor. 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 and doctors 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.
Ratibor 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 Ratibor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ratibor:
- Bell County (The home county of Ratibor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ratibor, with the one closest to Ratibor listed first.
- Oenaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Ocker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Heidenheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meeks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edgeworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Academy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ratibor, with the one closest to Ratibor listed first.
- The Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- McGregor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Oglesby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ratibor, with the one closest to Ratibor listed first.
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Blevins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Durango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Lott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bruceville - Eddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Mooreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Chilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- North Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Satin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ratibor, with the one closest to Ratibor listed first.
- Eddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bruceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moody
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lorena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Rosenthal
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Hewitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Downsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Robinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beverly Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Ratibor, with the one closest to Ratibor listed first.
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buckholts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Val Verde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Davilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Jones Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Marlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Tracy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Maysfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Minerva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Robertson County
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ratibor, with the one closest to Ratibor listed first.
- Schwertner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Laneport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Granger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Jarrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ratibor, see our County-by-County Page for Ratibor.
Cemeteries Near Ratibor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ratibor.
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 Ratibor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ratibor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ratibor, with the one closest to Ratibor listed first.
- Seaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Flock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Temple.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4866 <3>
- Dyess Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dyess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Theo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belfalls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of Vistation Catholic Cemetery
- Wedel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple City Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Ratibor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ratibor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ratibor, with the one closest to Ratibor listed first.
- Seaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seaton is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Oenaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Ocker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Belfalls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belfalls is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfalls
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Heidenheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Durango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ratibor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ratibor.
Newspapers Published in Ratibor ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ratibor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ratibor, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ratibor.
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 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 Ratibor:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- McLennan County
- Milam 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> | 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- Ratibor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ratibor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |