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 Rices Crossing (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 Rices Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Rices Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Rices Crossing: Rices Xing.
- While the name of this community is Rices Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rices Crossing may originally have been Rice's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rices Crossing might be written as Rice Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Rices Crossing is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Rices Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rices Crossing:
- Williamson County (The home county of Rices Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rices Crossing, with the one closest to Rices Crossing listed first.
- Coupland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Thrall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rices Crossing, with the one closest to Rices Crossing listed first.
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McDade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Phelan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Wyldwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Bastrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paige
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rices Crossing, with the one closest to Rices Crossing listed first.
- Bartlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rices Crossing, with the one closest to Rices Crossing listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Fedor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hicks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rices Crossing, with the one closest to Rices Crossing listed first.
- Thorndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Val Verde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Tracy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Rockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rices Crossing, with the one closest to Rices Crossing listed first.
- Cele
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Manda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- New Sweden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Pflugerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Littig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windemere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Three Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Wells Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Daffan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Webberville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rices Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Rices Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Rices Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rices Crossing.
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 Rices Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rices Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rices Crossing, with the one closest to Rices Crossing listed first.
- Avery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kimbro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pfluger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schiller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schiller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beyersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Rosehill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mager Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rices Crossing had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rices Crossing, with the one closest to Rices Crossing listed first.
- Coupland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Sweden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Circleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Circleville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonah is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
- Round Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Daffan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- McNeil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McNeil is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rices Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rices Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Rices Crossing ...
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 279 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rices Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rices Crossing, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rices Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rices Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Travis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rices Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rices Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |