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 Sculls Crossing (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 Sculls Crossing. 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 Sculls Crossing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Sculls Crossing: Sculls Xing.
- While the name of this community is Sculls Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sculls Crossing may originally have been Scull's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sculls Crossing might be written as Scull Crossing.
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 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.
Sculls Crossing is located in Wilson 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 Wilson County: Atascosa, Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe & Karnes.
Below are the counties that are near Sculls Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sculls Crossing:
- Wilson County (The home county of Sculls Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sculls Crossing, with the one closest to Sculls Crossing listed first.
- La Vernia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carpenter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Kicaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony
- Sutherland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
- Nockenut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- Stockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calaveras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Caddo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Saspamco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saspamco is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
- Canada Verde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
- Atascosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sculls Crossing, with the one closest to Sculls Crossing listed first.
- Verdi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verdi is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Espey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Espey is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
- Black Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
- Leming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sculls Crossing, with the one closest to Sculls Crossing listed first.
- Saint Hedwig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Sayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Martinez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Cibolo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Converse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- China Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Airport City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Schertz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boldtville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boldtville is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
- Elmendorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sculls Crossing, with the one closest to Sculls Crossing listed first.
- Comal
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comal is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comal
- Corbyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Solms
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Solms is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solms
- Bracken
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dittlinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dittlinger is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittlinger
- Garden Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Jentsch Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- New Braunfels
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Freiheit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Freiheit is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
- Landa Park Highlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gruene
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sculls Crossing, with the one closest to Sculls Crossing listed first.
- Dewville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nixon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bebe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smiley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sculls Crossing, with the one closest to Sculls Crossing listed first.
- New Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Zuehl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Sweet Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Jakes Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jakes Colony is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Colony
- Muehlsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muehlsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muehlsville
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Santa Clara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Dugger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
- Haeckerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Hilda Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Morrison Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Falls is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Falls
- Karnes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sculls Crossing, with the one closest to Sculls Crossing listed first.
- Pawelekville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
- Gillett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sculls Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Sculls Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Sculls Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sculls Crossing.
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 Sculls Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sculls Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sculls Crossing, with the one closest to Sculls Crossing listed first.
- La Vernia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concrete Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rector Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Achterburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffmann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schmidt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cantu Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Stappers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neyland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<5>
While we didn't find Sculls Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sculls Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sculls Crossing, with the one closest to Sculls Crossing listed first.
- La Vernia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Saint Hedwig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olmos ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
- Kicaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kicaster is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
- Sutherland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nockenut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nockenut is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
- Cibolo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Converse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calaveras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calaveras is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmendorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seguin
(15 miles [24.1 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 Sculls Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sculls Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Sculls Crossing ...
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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sculls Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sculls Crossing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sculls Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sculls Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atascosa County
- Bexar County
- Comal County
- Gonzales County
- Guadalupe County
- Karnes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Sculls Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sculls Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |