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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 Redland (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 Redland. 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 hospitals and 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.

Redland is located in Leon 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 Leon County: Anderson, Freestone, Houston, Limestone, Madison & Robertson.

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

  • Leon County     (The home county of Redland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
    • Centerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Leona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Flynn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Newby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Centerview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Marquez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Russell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Buffalo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazos County
    • Edge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
    • Donie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanely
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Freestone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Dew
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Oakwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Butler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Red Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Teague
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
    • Austonio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
    • Porter Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Cooper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
    • Farrar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Personville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Lost Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
    • George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • George is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • Madisonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Zulch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
    • Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Seale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Bald Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • New Baden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Redland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redland.

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 Redland - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Seale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Culton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Makamsom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Durst Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Moores Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Redland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Redland.

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

  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Concord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Jewett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Guys Store
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Guys Store is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
  • Marquez
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Russell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Keechi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Keechi is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi
  • Ash
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ash is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Farrar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Seale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Madisonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Redland ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Redland:

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 Redland, 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- Redland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.