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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Round Timber. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Round Timber to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Round Timber, please Contact Us.

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 Timber (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 Timber. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Round Timber is historic, it would have been located within present day Baylor County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baylor County: Archer, Foard, Haskell, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger & Young.

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

  • Baylor County     (The home county of Round Timber)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Timber, with the one closest to Round Timber listed first.
    • Seymour
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Baylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
    • Bomarton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
      • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
    • Red Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
      • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
  • Archer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Timber, with the one closest to Round Timber listed first.
    • Megargel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Anarene ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anarene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
      • Anarene is located in Archer County
    • Dundee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Archer County
    • Archer City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • Goree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
      • Goree is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <3>
  • Throckmorton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Timber, with the one closest to Round Timber listed first.
    • Elbert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
      • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
    • Throckmorton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Woodson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Woodson is located in Throckmorton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodson <3>
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Timber, with the one closest to Round Timber listed first.
    • Padgett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padgett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
      • Padgett is located in Young County
    • Olney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Olney is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <3>
    • Proffitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
      • Proffitt is located in Young County
    • Newcastle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
      • Newcastle is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <3>
    • Murray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Young County
    • Farmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Young County

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

Newspapers Published in Round Timber ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Timber.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Round Timber, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Round Timber.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Timber:

Cemeteries Near Round Timber ...

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Round Timber Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Westover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Megargel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • England Community Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Padgett Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
  • Kickapoo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kickapoo Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickapoo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4624 <5>
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Seymour Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seymour Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodman Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodman Cemetery
  • Woodmen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Cache Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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.

Round Timber itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Spring Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Throckmorton County
  • Seymour
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Baylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
  • Throckmorton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Olney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <3>
  • Dundee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Archer County
  • Goree
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
    • Goree is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <3>
  • Archer City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Murray
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Young County

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Timber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Round Timber) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Timber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4361, Longitude: -99.0704       In this case, the coordinates for Round Timber have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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