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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 Richland Springs (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 Richland Springs. 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 Richland Springs ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Richland Springs: Richland Spgs. (or less commonly used: Richland Spngs. or Richland Sprngs.)

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.

Richland Springs is located in San Saba County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Saba County: Brown, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch & Mills.

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

  • San Saba County     (The home county of Richland Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Springs, with the one closest to Richland Springs listed first.
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
    • San Saba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Springs, with the one closest to Richland Springs listed first.
    • Keys Crossing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Indian Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Brookesmith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zephyr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Brownwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <1>
  • Coleman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Springs, with the one closest to Richland Springs listed first.
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Trickham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Rockwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lampasas County
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senterfitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
  • Llano County
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Springs, with the one closest to Richland Springs listed first.
    • Pontotoc
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Springs, with the one closest to Richland Springs listed first.
    • Rochelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
    • Voca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voca
      • Voca is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voca <1>
    • Brady
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in McCulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <1>
    • Lohn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohn
      • Lohn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohn <1>
    • Waldrip
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richland Springs, with the one closest to Richland Springs listed first.
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
      • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Buffalo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
    • Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Goldthwaite
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mullin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
      • Bozar is located in Mills County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Richland Springs ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richland Springs.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Richland Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Richland Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Richland Springs.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Richland Springs.

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 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 Richland Springs:

Cemeteries Near Richland Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richland Springs.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Richland Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Springs Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Old Algerita Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Algerita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Algerita Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
  • Locker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locker Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vargy Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vargy Chapel Cemetery
  • China Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the China Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the China Creek Cemetery
  • Neal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
  • Mesquite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesquite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesquite Cemetery
  • Wallace Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
    • Bowser Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowser Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Richland Springs had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Richland Springs had a population of 310 people.

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

  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Regency is located in Mills County
  • San Saba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Milburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
  • Rochelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
  • Indian Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
  • Big Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
  • Voca
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voca
    • Voca is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voca <1>
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
  • Pontotoc
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Fredonia
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Field Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Creek
    • Field Creek is located in Llano County
  • Goldthwaite
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mullin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp San Saba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp San Saba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba
      • Camp San Saba is located in McCulloch County
    • Brady
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in McCulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richland Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Saba County: www.sansabacounty.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Richland Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richland Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2714, Longitude: -98.9462       In this case, the coordinates for Richland Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Richland Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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