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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 Red 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 Red 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 southeast 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 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.

Red 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 Red Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Hill:

  • Limestone County     (The home county of Red Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Groesbeck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Thornton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Fallon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Personville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Ben Hur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Farrar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Mexia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Frosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Kirk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Kosse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Tehuacana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Stranger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Otto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • McClanahan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Reagan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Marlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highbank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Freestone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Cotton Gin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Teague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Donie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wortham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kirvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dew
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Fairfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanely
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Streetman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
    • Turlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Turlington is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Mount Calm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Newby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Marquez
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Mart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Battle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Hallsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Riesel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Elk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Axtell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Pursley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Dawson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Seale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Bald Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Bremond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Owensville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Hammond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • New Baden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Red Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red 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 Red Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Phifer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pippin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Faulkenberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkenberry Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faulkenberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Groesbeck.
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenamon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Capps Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ft. Parker Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Parker Memorial Park
    • The Ft. Parker Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Ft. Parker Memorial Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
    • Lewisville Cemetery
    • Union Burial Ground
  • Masters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plummers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Doyle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>

While we didn't find Red Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Hill.

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

  • Groesbeck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Horn Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
  • Oletha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oletha is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
  • Personville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Farrar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Mexia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Kosse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Seale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Frosa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frosa is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
  • Kirk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirk is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Headsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Headsville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
    • Stranger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Cotton Gin
      (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 Red Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Hill.

Newspapers Published in Red 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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red 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 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 Red 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>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- Red Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Red Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.