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 South Elm (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 South Elm. 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 South Elm ...
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 South Elm: S. Elm
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.
South Elm 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 South Elm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Elm:
- Milam County (The home county of South Elm)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elm, with the one closest to South Elm listed first.
- Buckholts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Val Verde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Marlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Davilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Maysfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Baileyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elm, with the one closest to South Elm listed first.
- Edgeworth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Meeks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ocker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Heidenheimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Academy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Oenaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Little River Academy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Sparks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Little River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elm, with the one closest to South Elm listed first.
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Rosebud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Lott
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Blevins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Chilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Highbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Mooreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Bruceville - Eddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Lee County
- Hicks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elm, with the one closest to South Elm listed first.
- Eddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bruceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moody
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lorena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elm, with the one closest to South Elm listed first.
- Hammond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Calvert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bremond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Elm, with the one closest to South Elm listed first.
- Laneport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hoxie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Granger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Schwertner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thrall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Taylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Elm, see our County-by-County Page for South Elm.
Cemeteries Near South Elm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Elm.
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 South Elm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Elm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Elm, with the one closest to South Elm listed first.
- Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lutheran Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Lutheran Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Buckholts.
- The Hope Lutheran Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hope Cemetery
- Hope Lutheran Cemetery
- Marak Catholic & Methodius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taplin View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Station Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dockery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Dansby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dyess Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCann Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find South Elm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Elm.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Elm, with the one closest to South Elm listed first.
- Buckholts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Ben Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Ocker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Heidenheimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clarkson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarkson is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Rosebud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oenaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Elm. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Elm.
Newspapers Published in South Elm ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Elm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Elm, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Elm.
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 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 South Elm:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Milam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- McLennan County
- Robertson 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 South Elm, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Elm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |