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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 Stampede (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 Stampede. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Stampede is located in Bell 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 Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.

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

  • Bell County     (The home county of Stampede)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampede, with the one closest to Stampede listed first.
    • Pendleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moffat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Troy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Temple
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oenaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Brookhaven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Belton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Nolanville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Heidenheimer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Little River Academy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Little River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Bosque County
    • Valley Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampede, with the one closest to Stampede listed first.
    • The Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • McGregor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lime City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Oglesby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fort Gates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • South Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • Coryell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coryell is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Gatesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampede, with the one closest to Stampede listed first.
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Blevins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Mooreville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Durango
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • North Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Chilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Golinda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Westphalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Lott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Satin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Barclay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampede, with the one closest to Stampede listed first.
    • Moody
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
    • Eddy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bruceville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lorena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Crawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
    • Woodway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosenthal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Robinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Speegleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Beverly Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Downsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Milam County

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

Cemeteries Near Stampede ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stampede.

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

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

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

  • Naler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moody - Leon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • White Hall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moffat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Old Troy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • Eagle Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Moody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
  • Whitson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitson is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
  • Moffat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Pendleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • The Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • McGregor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bruceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lime City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
  • Oglesby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blevins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Blevins is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Leon Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Temple
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove

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

Newspapers Published in Stampede ...

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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stampede.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stampede, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stampede.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Stampede:

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 Stampede, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stampede) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.