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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 Spring Creek (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 Spring Creek. 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 Spring Creek ...

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 Spring Creek: Spring Crk. (or less commonly used: Spring Ck. or Spring Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Creek.

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 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.

Spring Creek is located in San Saba 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 San Saba County: Brown, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch & Mills.

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

  • San Saba County     (The home county of Spring Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Richland Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • San Saba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Keys Crossing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Indian Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Zephyr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Brookesmith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Brownwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Early
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bangs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coleman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Trickham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
    • Lometa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Milburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Rochelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Creek, with the one closest to Spring Creek listed first.
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Buffalo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Goldthwaite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mullin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Center City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Priddy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Star
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Spring Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Creek.

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 Spring Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Neal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mesquite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Regency Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ratler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Locker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Algerita Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • China Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lower Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Estep Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Catclaw Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Hollis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Adams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Richland Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<3>

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

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

  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Richland Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • San Saba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Indian Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Goldthwaite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mullin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Zephyr
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Rochelle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lometa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Spring Creek ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Creek.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Spring Creek:

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 Spring Creek, 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- Spring Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.