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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 Salter (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 Salter. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Salter is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Madison & Milam.

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

  • Robertson County     (The home county of Salter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salter, with the one closest to Salter listed first.
    • Calvert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bremond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Owensville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
    • Hearne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Franklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • New Baden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wheelock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mumford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <1>
    • Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
    • Seale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salter, with the one closest to Salter listed first.
    • Ocker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
    • Edgeworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Rogers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salter, with the one closest to Salter listed first.
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Tabor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Edge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
    • Stone City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
  • Burleson County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salter, with the one closest to Salter listed first.
    • Wilderville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
    • Highbank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
    • Reagan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <1>
    • Rosebud
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Stranger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
    • Lott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
      • Lott is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <1>
    • Marlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Westphalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
    • Chilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Satin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
      • Satin is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <1>
    • Otto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <1>
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salter, with the one closest to Salter listed first.
    • Kosse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
    • Thornton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salter, with the one closest to Salter listed first.
    • Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Baileyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Jones Prairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Maysfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
      • Maysfield is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <1>
    • Silver City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marlow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Gause
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gause have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
      • Gause is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gause <1>
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Milano
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <1>
    • Minerva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Milam County

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

Newspapers Published in Salter ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salter, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salter.

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 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 Salter:

Cemeteries Near Salter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salter.

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 Salter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Allday - Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allday - Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allday - Jones Cemetery
  • Stoneham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoneham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoneham Cemetery
  • Fagan's Pasture Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagan's Pasture Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan's Pasture Cemetery
  • Black Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Bridge Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Cotton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
    • The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvert City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <4>
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Tidwell Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (263 more) ...
    • Bozeman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozeman Cemetery
    • Nance Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nance Cemetery
    • String Prairie Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the String Prairie Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the String Prairie Methodist Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Salter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salter.

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

  • Hammond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
  • Calvert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baileyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Milam County
  • Jones Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
  • Nesbitt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesbitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
    • Nesbitt is located in Robertson County
  • Bremond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilderville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Wilderville is located in Falls County
  • Clarkson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Milam County
  • Branchville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
  • Maysfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
    • Maysfield is located in Milam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <1>
  • Elliot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
  • Reagan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Reagan is located in Falls County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rosebud
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hearne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Salter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salter.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 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>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- Salter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0346, Longitude: -96.7453       In this case, the coordinates for Salter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Salter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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