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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 Tenmile Crossing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Tenmile Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Tenmile Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Tenmile Crossing: Tenmile Xing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Tenmile Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tenmile Crossing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.

Tenmile Crossing is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, Mills & San Saba.

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

  • Brown County     (The home county of Tenmile Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Crossing, with the one closest to Tenmile Crossing listed first.
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ricker was located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Zephyr
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Early
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Early is also located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <1>
    • Indian Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Creek is also located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Blanket
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Keys Crossing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Keys Crossing is also located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Lake Brownwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Brownwood is also located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • Brookesmith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bangs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bangs is also located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <1>
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fry was located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • May
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cross Cut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Cut is also located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Coleman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Crossing, with the one closest to Tenmile Crossing listed first.
    • Trickham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Whon was located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
    • Santa Anna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rockwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Crossing, with the one closest to Tenmile Crossing listed first.
    • Sidney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Comanche
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Newburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Energy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • McCulloch County
    • Milburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Crossing, with the one closest to Tenmile Crossing listed first.
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ebony was located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Buffalo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Mullin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Regency was located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Williams Ranch was located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Bozar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Priddy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Goldthwaite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Center City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Crossing, with the one closest to Tenmile Crossing listed first.
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Locker was located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Holt was located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Richland Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Tenmile Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tenmile Crossing.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Tenmile Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tenmile Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Elkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Beairds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Zephyr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Connell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jordan Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blanket Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jones Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Staley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...
    • Cedar Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ebony Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony Cemetery
      • The Ebony Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Buffalo Ebony Cemetery
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ricker was located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Zephyr
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Creek is also located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Mullin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanket
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Regency was located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Bangs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bangs is also located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <1>
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams Ranch was located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Thrifty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Thrifty is also located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
  • Milburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Big Valley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Priddy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Trickham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Goldthwaite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Tenmile Crossing ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tenmile Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tenmile Crossing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tenmile Crossing.

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 Tenmile Crossing:

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>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 Tenmile Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Tenmile Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.