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 Rollingwood (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 Rollingwood. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Rollingwood is located in Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Rollingwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rollingwood:
- Travis County (The home county of Rollingwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollingwood, with the one closest to Rollingwood listed first.
- West Lake Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
- Austin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Sunset Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Tanglewood Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Del Valle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manchaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Onion Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- San Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Pilot Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollingwood, with the one closest to Rollingwood listed first.
- Mustang Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyldwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Camp Swift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Phelan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Bateman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Red Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bastrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blanco County
- Cypress Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burnet County
- Spicewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollingwood, with the one closest to Rollingwood listed first.
- Niederwald
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Mendoza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Uhland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Lytton Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Saint Johns Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Lockhart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maxwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reedville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollingwood, with the one closest to Rollingwood listed first.
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Hays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Buda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fitzhugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Flatrock Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Goforth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Mountain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Driftwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Gainor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Woodcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
- Henly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollingwood, with the one closest to Rollingwood listed first.
- Jollyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Anderson Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Brushy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Cedar Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hutto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coupland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Serenada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Serenada is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
- Sun City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rollingwood, see our County-by-County Page for Rollingwood.
Cemeteries Near Rollingwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollingwood.
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 Rollingwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rollingwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rollingwood, with the one closest to Rollingwood listed first.
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Texas State Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery Annex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5704 <2>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Assumption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Plummers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Rollingwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rollingwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rollingwood, with the one closest to Rollingwood listed first.
- Austin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Bluff Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Del Valle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manchaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Daffan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Carl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Creedmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McNeil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McNeil is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Buda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Volente
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rollingwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollingwood.
Newspapers Published in Rollingwood ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollingwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollingwood, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollingwood.
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 Rollingwood:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Caldwell County
- Hays 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> | 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 Rollingwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rollingwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |