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 Prairie (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 Prairie. 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 Prairie ...
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 Prairie: Round Pr.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Round Prairie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Round Prairie.
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 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 Prairie is located in Navarro 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 Navarro County: Anderson, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hill & Limestone.
Below are the counties that are near Round Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Round Prairie:
- Navarro County (The home county of Round Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
- Goodlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodlow is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Goodlow has also been known as:
- Goodlow Park
- Elm Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat
- Kerens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mildred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mildred is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Bazette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Navarro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Mustang
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Roane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane
- Angus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
- Cayuga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Greens Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Yard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Blackfoot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Ward
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Massey Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Tennessee Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bois d'Arc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Montalba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
- Alma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Telico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Telico is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
- Winkler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Streetman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Kirvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wortham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Cotton Gin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teague
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Dew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
- Trinidad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Malakoff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Star Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Caney City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Log Cabin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Enchanted Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Tool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Payne Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Seven Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gun Barrel City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eustace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
- Mabank
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tolosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Styx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Stubbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Kemp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prairieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
- Tehuacana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mexia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Round Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Round Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Round Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Round Prairie.
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 Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Round Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
- Petersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Handcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handcock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Handcock Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Eureka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4044 <3>
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweatman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samarie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kerens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kerens.
- The Kerens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Restland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4613 <3>
- Elm Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Round Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Round Prairie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
- Rural Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
- Winkler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Kerens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinidad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Bazette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Malakoff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Young
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Young is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Angus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Payne Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Corsicana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Round Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Round Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Round Prairie ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Round Prairie, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Round Prairie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Round Prairie:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Navarro County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Ellis County
- Freestone County
- Henderson County
- Kaufman County
- Limestone 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> | 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 Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Round Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |