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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 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. 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)
    • Hearne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Benchley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Elliot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • 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)
    • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 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, with the one closest to Tatsie listed first.
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Stone City
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Wixon Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Bryan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • 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
    • 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)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Chriesman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tunis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Caldwell
      (18 miles [29 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Birch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • 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)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Highbank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • 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)
      • 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, with the one closest to Tatsie 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, 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)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
  • 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)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Branchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Maysfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jones Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Marlow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Baileyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • 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
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • 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.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Hearne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mumford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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)
  • 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>
  • Continue List   (269 more) ...
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Providence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 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)
  • Sutton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutton is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Hearne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
  • Gause
    (7 miles [11.3 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Branchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Cooks Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • Calvert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Tabor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Hanover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hanover is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Wheelock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chriesman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>

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]<4>. 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 begin 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 Tatsie:

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 '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- Tatsie) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.