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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 San Angelo Junction (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 San Angelo Junction. 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 San Angelo Junction ...

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 San Angelo Junction: San Angelo Jct. (or less commonly used: San Angelo Jctn.)

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 hospitals and 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.

San Angelo Junction is located in Coleman 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 Coleman County: Brown, Callahan, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels & Taylor.

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

  • Coleman County     (The home county of San Angelo Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Angelo Junction, with the one closest to San Angelo Junction listed first.
    • Santa Anna
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Valera
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Trickham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Voss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gouldbusk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Burkett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Rockwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Novice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
    • Talpa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Goldsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Angelo Junction, with the one closest to San Angelo Junction listed first.
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Bangs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Brownwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • Brookesmith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Cut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Brownwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Early
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Indian Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Keys Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • May
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Callahan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Angelo Junction, with the one closest to San Angelo Junction listed first.
    • Cross Plains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Angelo Junction, with the one closest to San Angelo Junction listed first.
    • Waldrip
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
    • Milburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Doole ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Doole is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole

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

Cemeteries Near San Angelo Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Angelo Junction.

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 San Angelo Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Valera Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brown Ranch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mud Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Old Valera Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mukewater Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Stewardson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Voss Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Panther Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ray Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ray Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332327 <2>

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 San Angelo Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of San Angelo Junction.

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

  • Santa Anna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valera
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bangs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Thrifty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Thrifty is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
  • Trickham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Silver Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
  • Burkett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Rockwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Novice
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Talpa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cross Cut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Waldrip
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
    • Brownwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in San Angelo Junction ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Angelo Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Angelo Junction, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Angelo Junction.

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 either 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 San Angelo Junction:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Angelo Junction) 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 San Angelo Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.