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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 Tehuacana (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 Tehuacana. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Tehuacana is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

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

  • Limestone County     (The home county of Tehuacana)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tehuacana, with the one closest to Tehuacana listed first.
    • Otto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <1>
    • Stranger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Freestone County
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tehuacana, with the one closest to Tehuacana listed first.
    • Hubbard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <1>
    • Mount Calm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
      • Mount Calm is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <1>
    • Malone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <1>
    • Penelope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Irene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
      • Irene is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <1>
    • Mertens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bynum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bynum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
      • Bynum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bynum <1>
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tehuacana, with the one closest to Tehuacana listed first.
    • Mart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
    • Hallsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Elk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Axtell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Leroy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leroy <1>
    • Tours
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Riesel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
      • Riesel is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <1>
    • Harrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harrison
      • From Tehuacana to Harrison
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tehuacana, with the one closest to Tehuacana listed first.
    • Pursley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pursley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pursley
      • From Tehuacana to Pursley
    • Purdon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Dawson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <1>
    • Silver City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
    • Navarro Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Angus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Mustang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Mustang is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Oak Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Navarro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
      • Navarro is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Dresden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Retreat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people

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

Cemeteries Near Tehuacana ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tehuacana.

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

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

  • New Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mexia City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Bottom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Bottom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spillers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coolidge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coolidge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coolidge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armour Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Armour Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Armour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Armour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Glade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Glade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boardtree Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Honest Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honest Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honest Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dancer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dancer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dancer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tehuacana had a population of 268 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Tehuacana had a population of 277 people.

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

  • Mexia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wortham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Wortham is located in Freestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <1>
  • Rodney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Rodney is located in Navarro County
  • Frosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Gin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pursley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pursley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Pursley is located in Navarro County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pursley
    • From Tehuacana to Pursley
  • Horn Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
    • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Prairie Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Purdon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Richland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Dawson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <1>
  • Prairie Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
    • Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tehuacana ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tehuacana.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tehuacana. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tehuacana and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tehuacana.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Tehuacana.

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 Tehuacana:

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

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

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 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.
<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>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.
<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 Tehuacana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tehuacana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tehuacana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7435, Longitude: -96.5462    









 

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