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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 Scallorn (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 Scallorn. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Scallorn is located in Mills 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 Mills County: Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, Lampasas & San Saba.

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

  • Mills County     (The home county of Scallorn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scallorn, with the one closest to Scallorn listed first.
    • Center City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Goldthwaite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Star
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Mullin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Priddy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Buffalo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Brown County
  • Burnet County
    • Naruna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Naruna is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
  • Comanche County
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scallorn, with the one closest to Scallorn listed first.
    • Evant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
    • Pearl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pearl is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scallorn, with the one closest to Scallorn listed first.
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Pottsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scallorn, with the one closest to Scallorn listed first.
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
    • Lometa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nix
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Adamsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Izoro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lampasas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
  • Llano County
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scallorn, with the one closest to Scallorn listed first.
    • Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • San Saba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Cherokee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Scallorn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scallorn.

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

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

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

  • Nabors Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shaw Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Senterfitt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oneal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Long Cove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mohler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Center City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Big Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Terry Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Spring Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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>

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

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

  • Lometa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldthwaite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Bend
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Nix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nix is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • San Saba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Adamsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Mullin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Evant
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bee House
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bee House is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Indian Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
    • Priddy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency

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

Newspapers Published in Scallorn ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scallorn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scallorn, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scallorn.

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 helpful 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 Scallorn:

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 Scallorn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scallorn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.