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 San Gabriel (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 Gabriel. 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.
San Gabriel is located in Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near San Gabriel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to San Gabriel:
- Milam County (The home county of San Gabriel)
- The following are listed by their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Thorndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Davilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Val Verde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Buckholts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Maysfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Vilas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Sparks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Meeks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Academy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little River Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Little River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Heidenheimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Chriesman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- San Antonio Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Barclay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Rosebud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Hicks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knobbs Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Fedor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Old Dime Box
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Manda ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- Cele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- New Sweden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Littig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Pflugerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Laneport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Thrall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beyersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coupland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Schwertner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hutto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weir
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to San Gabriel, see our County-by-County Page for San Gabriel.
Cemeteries Near San Gabriel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Gabriel.
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 Gabriel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for San Gabriel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Locklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Felton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- John W Hamblen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Detmold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grantham - Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Urban Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorndale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- San Andres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Laughlin Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Lilac - Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that San Gabriel had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from San Gabriel, with the one closest to San Gabriel listed first.
- Laneport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Thorndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Donahoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donahoe is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
- Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Buckholts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Circleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Circleville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hicks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around San Gabriel. See our List of 1890's Communities around San Gabriel.
Newspapers Published in San Gabriel ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Gabriel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Gabriel, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Gabriel.
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 San Gabriel:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- Travis County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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 Gabriel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- San Gabriel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |