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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 Stowers Corner Windmill (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 Stowers Corner Windmill. 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 Stowers Corner Windmill ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Stowers Corner Windmill: Stowers Cor. Windmill (or less commonly used: Stowers Crn. Windmill)
  • While the name of this community is Stowers Corner Windmill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stowers Corner Windmill may originally have been Stower's Corner Windmill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stowers Corner Windmill might be written as Stower Corner Windmill.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Stowers Corner Windmill is located in Kerr County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kerr County: Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kimble & Real.

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

  • Kerr County     (The home county of Stowers Corner Windmill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stowers Corner Windmill, with the one closest to Stowers Corner Windmill listed first.
    • Hunt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
      • Hunt is located in Kerr County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <3>
    • Mountain Home
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in Kerr County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <3>
    • Ingram
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Kerr County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <3>
    • Kerrville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Camp Verde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Center Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stowers Corner Windmill, with the one closest to Stowers Corner Windmill listed first.
    • Tuff ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff
      • Tuff is located in Bandera County
    • Vanderpool
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
      • Vanderpool is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderpool <3>
    • Medina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarpley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley
      • Tarpley is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpley <3>
  • Gillespie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stowers Corner Windmill, with the one closest to Stowers Corner Windmill listed first.
    • Harper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tivydale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
      • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
  • Kimble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stowers Corner Windmill, with the one closest to Stowers Corner Windmill listed first.
    • Noxville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxville
      • Noxville is located in Kimble County
    • Segovia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Real County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stowers Corner Windmill, with the one closest to Stowers Corner Windmill listed first.
    • Leakey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio Frio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Frio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Frio
      • Rio Frio is located in Real County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Frio <3>
  • Uvalde County
    • Utopia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
      • Utopia is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utopia <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Stowers Corner Windmill ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stowers Corner Windmill.

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

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 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 Stowers Corner Windmill:

Cemeteries Near Stowers Corner Windmill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stowers Corner Windmill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hunt Japonica Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Honey Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Honey Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4338 <6>
  • Hillman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
  • Means Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Colbath Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Turtle Creek Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Bauerlein Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bauerlein Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bauerlein Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271 <6>
    • Goodman Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Habecker Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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.<7>

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

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

  • Mountain Home
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in Kerr County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <3>
  • Ingram
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Ingram is located in Kerr County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <3>
  • Kerrville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Medina
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harper
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Verde
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Noxville ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxville
    • Noxville is located in Kimble County
  • Utopia
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Utopia is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utopia <3>
  • Center Point
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Stowers Corner Windmill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stowers Corner Windmill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stowers Corner Windmill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kerr County: www.co.kerr.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Stowers Corner Windmill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stowers Corner Windmill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0280, Longitude: -99.5028       In this case, the coordinates for Stowers Corner Windmill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Stowers Corner Windmill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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