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 Siloam (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 Siloam. 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 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 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.
Siloam is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Siloam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Siloam:
- Williamson County (The home county of Siloam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Siloam, with the one closest to Siloam listed first.
- Beyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Coupland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thrall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Hutto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laneport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Granger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siloam, with the one closest to Siloam listed first.
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camp Swift
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Paige
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phelan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Bastrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wyldwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Alum Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Hills Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Cedar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siloam, with the one closest to Siloam listed first.
- Bartlett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Burleson County
- San Antonio Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siloam, with the one closest to Siloam listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Fedor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Hicks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loebau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Loebau is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
- Old Dime Box
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Giddings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Dime Box
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siloam, with the one closest to Siloam listed first.
- Thorndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tracy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Val Verde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Minerva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siloam, with the one closest to Siloam listed first.
- Manda ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- Littig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- New Sweden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Cele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Webberville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pflugerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Daffan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Windemere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Three Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Garfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Siloam, see our County-by-County Page for Siloam.
Cemeteries Near Siloam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Siloam.
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 Siloam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Siloam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Siloam, with the one closest to Siloam listed first.
- Lawhon Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mager Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guentzel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Knobbs Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elgin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
- The Elgin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elgin City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #512858 <2>
- Beyersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Three Oaks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Dube Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dube Cemetery
- The Dube Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bachman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3296 <2>
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Siloam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Siloam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Siloam, with the one closest to Siloam listed first.
- Coupland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rices Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
- Littig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sayersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Thorndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Sweden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Fedor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paige
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Circleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Circleville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Hutto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Siloam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Siloam.
Newspapers Published in Siloam ...
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 272 newspapers that have been published in the area around Siloam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Siloam, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Siloam.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Siloam:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Burleson County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Travis 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> | 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 Siloam, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Siloam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |