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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 Tatsie (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Tatsie is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Madison & Milam.

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

  • Robertson County     (The home county of Tatsie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie, with the one closest to Tatsie listed first.
    • Mumford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <2>
    • Hearne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <2>
    • Benchley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
    • Elliot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Calvert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wheelock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Owensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
    • New Baden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Bremond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie, with the one closest to Tatsie listed first.
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Stone City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • Tabor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Wixon Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Bryan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <2>
    • Boonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
    • Edge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
    • College Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kurten
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wellborn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie, with the one closest to Tatsie listed first.
    • Cooks Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Chriesman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tunis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Caldwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Snook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <2>
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Deanville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Frenstat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Lyons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie, with the one closest to Tatsie listed first.
    • Wilderville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilderville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
    • Highbank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
    • Rosebud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie, with the one closest to Tatsie listed first.
    • Hicks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Tanglewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanglewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie, with the one closest to Tatsie listed first.
    • Wealthy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie, with the one closest to Tatsie listed first.
    • North Zulch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tatsie, with the one closest to Tatsie listed first.
    • Gause
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Maysfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
      • Maysfield is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <2>
    • Milano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <2>
    • Jones Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Marlow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Baileyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Cameron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Minerva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Rockdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Tatsie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tatsie.

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 Tatsie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Galloway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hearne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mumford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hix Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Teals Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (268 more) ...
    • Providence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hammond Colony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Colony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<6>

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

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

  • Mumford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
    • Mumford is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <2>
  • Sutton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Sutton is located in Robertson County
  • Hearne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <2>
  • Gause
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Benchley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
  • Elliot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
  • Branchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
  • Cooks Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
  • Calvert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Tabor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Tabor is located in Brazos County
  • Hanover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Milam County
  • Wheelock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <2>
    • Chriesman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Tatsie ...

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.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tatsie, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tatsie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tatsie:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tatsie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tatsie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7935, Longitude: -96.6022       In this case, the coordinates for Tatsie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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