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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 Star (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 Star. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Star is located in Mills 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 Mills County: Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, Lampasas & San Saba.

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

  • Mills County     (The home county of Star)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
    • Center City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Goldthwaite
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bozar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Priddy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Mullin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
    • Energy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Newburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Gustine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
    • Evant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bee House
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
    • Pearl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pearl is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Purmela
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ireland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • King
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • King is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Levita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
    • Jonesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • Pottsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hamilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway has also been known as:
      • White Way
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
    • Lanham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
    • Adamsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Lometa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Izoro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
    • Nix
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Lampasas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
    • Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • San Saba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Star ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Star.

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

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

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

  • Hurst Ranch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McGirk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Center City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pecan Wells Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oneal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Langford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (93 more) ...
    • West Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hines Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottage Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Evant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Shive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shive is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
  • Adamsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Indian Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
  • Bee House
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bee House is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
  • Ohio ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Pottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Goldthwaite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pearl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pearl is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Lometa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Priddy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hamilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Big Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Big Valley is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley

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

Newspapers Published in Star ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Star.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Star, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Star.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Star:

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 Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.