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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 Rock (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 Rock. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Rock is primarily located in Williamson County. A portion of Round Rock extends into 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.

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

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Round Rock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Rock, with the one closest to Round Rock listed first.
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Brushy Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Hutto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
    • Jollyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Anderson Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • Cedar Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Leander
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Serenada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Weir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Sun City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • Taylor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Walburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Rock, with the one closest to Round Rock listed first.
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyldwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Rock, with the one closest to Round Rock listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnet County
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Rock, with the one closest to Round Rock listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Fitzhugh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hays
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Lee County
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Rock, with the one closest to Round Rock listed first.
    • Thorndale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Davilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Rock, with the one closest to Round Rock listed first.
    • Three Points
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wells Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Windemere
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Kings Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Pflugerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cele
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Sweden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Daffan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Manor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Manor is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
    • Jonestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Volente
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Round Rock ...

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

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 Rock - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Round Rock had a population of 1,438 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Round Rock had a population of 137,575 people.

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

  • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
  • McNeil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • McNeil is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
  • Hutto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jonah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonah is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
  • Leander
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • New Sweden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Rices Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
  • Volente
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Daffan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Manor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Round Rock ...

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 289 newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Rock.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Round Rock:

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 Rock, 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 Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.