RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Travis County >> Round Mountain >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Round Mountain (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 Round Mountain. 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 Round Mountain ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Round Mountain: Round Mtn. (or less commonly used: Round Mntn.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Round Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Round Mountain.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

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

  • Travis County     (The home county of Round Mountain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
    • Jonestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lago Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Volente
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hudson Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
    • Buffalo Gap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Point Venture
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Point Venture has also been known as:
      • Point Venture village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <1>
    • Briarcliff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Kings Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Wells Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Bee Cave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.
    • Ding Dong
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
    • Maxdale ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Maxdale is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.
    • Cypress Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.
    • Oatmeal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bertram
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spicewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Marble Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Shovel Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Briggs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Burnet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowlakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Granite Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Highland Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.
    • Fitzhugh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Bear Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Dripping Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Henly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Kingsland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.
    • Leander
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <1>
    • Liberty Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • Brushy Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Jollyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Round Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Andice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Sun City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • Serenada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Round Mountain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Round Mountain.

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 Round Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Huddleston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bagdad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wells Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hensel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonnet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Upchurch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cementerio de las Tres Marias Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...

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

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

  • Leander
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Leander is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <1>
  • Liberty Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Volente
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Smithwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
  • Bertram
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McNeil
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McNeil is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
  • Round Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
  • Georgetown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mahomet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mahomet is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Sudduth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marble Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Shovel Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Round Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Round Mountain.

Newspapers Published in Round Mountain ...

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 271 newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Mountain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Round Mountain, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Round Mountain.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Round Mountain:

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 Round Mountain, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Round Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.