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 Tatsie Crossing (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 Tatsie Crossing. 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 Tatsie Crossing ...
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 Tatsie Crossing: Tatsie Xing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Tatsie Crossing is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Madison & Milam.
Below are the counties that are near Tatsie Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tatsie Crossing:
- Robertson County (The home county of Tatsie Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- Hearne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benchley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Elliot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Calvert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- New Baden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Bremond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- Rye ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Stone City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Tabor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Bryan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wixon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Edge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Kurten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- College Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wellborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- Cooks Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Chriesman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Caldwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Snook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- San Antonio Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- Deanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frenstat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Birch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- Wilderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Highbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Rosebud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- Hicks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- Wealthy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wealthy is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
- Hilltop Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- North Zulch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zulch ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zulch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- Gause
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Maysfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Marlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Baileyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tatsie Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Tatsie Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Tatsie Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tatsie Crossing.
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 Tatsie Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tatsie Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- Hearne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mumford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Suggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teals Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Red Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northwest of Hearne.
- The Red Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moody Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317459 <2>
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hammond Colony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Tatsie Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tatsie Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tatsie Crossing, with the one closest to Tatsie Crossing listed first.
- Sutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sutton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Mumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hearne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gause
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benchley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Elliot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Calvert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Tabor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Cooks Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Wheelock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maysfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tatsie Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tatsie Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Tatsie Crossing ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tatsie Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tatsie Crossing, 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 Tatsie Crossing.
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 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 Tatsie Crossing:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Falls County
- Lee County
- Leon County
- Madison County
- Milam County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tatsie Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Tatsie Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |