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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 Spicewood (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 Spicewood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Spicewood is located in Burnet 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 Burnet County: Bell, Blanco, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis & Williamson.

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

  • Burnet County     (The home county of Spicewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spicewood, with the one closest to Spicewood listed first.
    • Shovel Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Marble Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowlakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Oatmeal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Granite Shoals
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Bertram
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Burnet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Silver Creek Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spicewood, with the one closest to Spicewood listed first.
    • Cypress Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnson City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blowout
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Hye
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hays County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spicewood, with the one closest to Spicewood listed first.
    • Fitzhugh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Henly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
    • Dripping Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Mount Gainor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
    • Bear Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Driftwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hays
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spicewood, with the one closest to Spicewood listed first.
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buchanan Dam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spicewood, with the one closest to Spicewood listed first.
    • Briarcliff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lago Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Point Venture
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Point Venture has also been known as:
      • Point Venture village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <1>
    • Jonestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Lakeway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
    • Volente
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bee Cave
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barton Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spicewood, with the one closest to Spicewood listed first.
    • Leander
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <1>
    • Liberty Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • Cedar Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jollyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Brushy Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Andice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Round Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sun City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City

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

Cemeteries Near Spicewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spicewood.

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

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

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

  • Holloway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Haynie Flat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rockvale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ross Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fall Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Oak Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burnam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithwick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pangle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...

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 Spicewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spicewood.

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

  • Smithwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
  • Shovel Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
  • Cypress Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marble Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sudduth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
  • Fairland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairland is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Volente
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Leander
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Leander is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <1>
  • Burnet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Henly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Henly is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
  • Liberty Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bertram
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sandy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Spicewood ...

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 289 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spicewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spicewood, 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 Spicewood.

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 Spicewood:

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