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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 Structure (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 Structure. 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.

Structure is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.

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

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Structure)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Structure, with the one closest to Structure listed first.
    • Beyersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beyersville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
    • Coupland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Thrall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <1>
    • Taylor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylor is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Hoxie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Laneport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Hutto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
    • Granger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Weir
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Round Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Structure, with the one closest to Structure listed first.
    • Elgin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • McDade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Camp Swift
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
    • Paige
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Phelan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
    • Bastrop
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wyldwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
    • Alum Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Hills Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
    • Cedar Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Structure, with the one closest to Structure listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vilas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Holland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Structure, with the one closest to Structure listed first.
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • Deanville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Structure, with the one closest to Structure listed first.
    • Knobbs Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
    • Blue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
    • Lexington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hicks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Tanglewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Fedor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Dime Box
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Loebau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Dime Box
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Giddings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Structure, with the one closest to Structure listed first.
    • Thorndale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rockdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Davilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tracy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Val Verde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Minerva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Buckholts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Milano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Structure, with the one closest to Structure listed first.
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Manda is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
    • Littig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Littig is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
    • Cele
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cele is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
    • New Sweden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Manor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Manor is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
    • Pflugerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Webberville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Windemere
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Daffan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Daffan is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
    • Three Points
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Three Points is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Kings Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Structure ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Structure.

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

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

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

  • Mager Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lawhon Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Guentzel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beyersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ramseur Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Retreat Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Knobbs Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Conoley Union Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Connell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Westbrook Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Structure in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Structure.

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

  • Coupland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elgin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Thorndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Taylor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
  • Rices Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
  • McDade
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • New Sweden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Littig
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Littig is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
  • Circleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Circleville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Laneport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
  • Sayersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • San Gabriel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • San Gabriel is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
    • Fedor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Tanglewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

Newspapers Published in Structure ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Structure.

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

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 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 Structure:

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