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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 Taylor (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 Taylor. 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.

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

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

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Taylor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Thrall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <2>
    • Hoxie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beyersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coupland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hutto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <2>
    • Granger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Friendship
      • From Taylor to Friendship
    • Laneport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laneport
      • From Taylor to Laneport
    • Weir
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
    • Walburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walburg
      • Walburg is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walburg <2>
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Round Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
    • Round Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Elgin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • McDade
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <2>
    • Camp Swift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Phelan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Wyldwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyldwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
      • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
    • Paige
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
      • Paige is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <2>
  • Bell County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Blue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Knobbs Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hicks
      • From Taylor to Hicks
    • Tanglewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tanglewood
      • From Taylor to Tanglewood
    • Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fedor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fedor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fedor
      • From Taylor to Fedor
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Thorndale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
      • Thorndale is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <2>
    • Davilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
      • Davilla is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <2>
    • Val Verde
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tracy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Buckholts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
      • Buckholts is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <2>
    • Minerva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
    • Cele
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
      • Manda is located in Travis County
    • New Sweden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Pflugerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
      • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <2>
    • Windemere
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windemere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
    • Littig
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Three Points
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Manor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Manor is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <2>
    • Wells Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
    • Kings Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Siesta Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      • Villa Siesta Retirement Village is located in Travis County
    • Daffan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Webberville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Taylor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor.

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wuthrich Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wuthrich Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wuthrich Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beyersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beyersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beyersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sloan - Easley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan - Easley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan - Easley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McFadin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFadin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFadin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Bern Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kimbro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimbro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimbro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mager Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mager Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Machu Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machu Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Taylor had a population of 2,584 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Taylor had a population of 17,921 people.

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

  • Circleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
    • Circleville is located in Williamson County
  • Rices Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rices Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
    • Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
  • Coupland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hutto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <2>
  • Jonah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
    • Jonah is located in Williamson County
  • Granger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Laneport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Laneport
    • From Taylor to Laneport
  • New Sweden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • New Sweden is located in Travis County
  • Thorndale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
    • Thorndale is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <2>
  • Elgin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • San Gabriel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Gabriel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
    • San Gabriel is located in Milam County
  • Walburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walburg
    • Walburg is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walburg <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bartlett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <2>
    • Round Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Round Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Taylor ...

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 287 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Taylor. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Taylor and those printed in the larger area surrounding Taylor.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Taylor.

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 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 Taylor:

The official website for Taylor: www.ci.taylor.tx.us/

The official website for Williamson County: www.wilco.org/

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>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 Taylor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Taylor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taylor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5707, Longitude: -97.4097    









 

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