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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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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 Robertson 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 Robertson County: Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Madison & Milam.

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:

  • Robertson 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.
    • Seale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Bald Prairie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • New Baden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Owensville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bremond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Elliot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Wheelock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Calvert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazos County
    • Edge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
    • Stranger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Reagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • McClanahan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Otto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Highbank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
    • Donie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Freestone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Teague
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
    • Dew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Cotton Gin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lanely
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
    • Marquez
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jewett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Flynn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wealthy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Normangee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Leona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Russell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
    • Farrar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Lost Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Thornton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Personville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Kosse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
    • Groesbeck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fallon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Ben Hur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Mexia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Kirk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Frosa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Prairie, with the one closest to Round Prairie listed first.
    • George
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • George is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • North Zulch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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.

  • Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Whartley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bumpus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sansom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Downs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Downs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Downs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Marquez.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3281 <2>
  • Grayson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Head Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peoples Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<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.

  • Seale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Oletha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oletha is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
  • Bald Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
  • Marquez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Headsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Headsville is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
  • Petteway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Petteway is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteway
  • Farrar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Concord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jewett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Thornton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Personville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Kosse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Baden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Groesbeck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove

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 45 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. 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 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 Round Prairie:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Round Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.