Our Genealogy Helper
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 Thrall (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 Thrall. 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 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.
Thrall is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Thrall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thrall:
- Williamson County (The home county of Thrall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrall, with the one closest to Thrall listed first.
- Hoxie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Beyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laneport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Coupland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hutto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weir
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schwertner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrall, with the one closest to Thrall listed first.
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McDade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Camp Swift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Paige
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phelan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrall, with the one closest to Thrall listed first.
- Bartlett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vilas is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sparks
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sparks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Rogers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Academy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Little River Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Little River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heidenheimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meeks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrall, with the one closest to Thrall listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Hicks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fedor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dime Box
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrall, with the one closest to Thrall listed first.
- Thorndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tracy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Val Verde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Minerva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Buckholts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrall, with the one closest to Thrall listed first.
- Cele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Manda ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- New Sweden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Littig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Pflugerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windemere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Three Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Wells Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Kings Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Daffan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thrall, see our County-by-County Page for Thrall.
Cemeteries Near Thrall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thrall.
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 Thrall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thrall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thrall, with the one closest to Thrall listed first.
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Bern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wuthrich Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beyersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thorndale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Connell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Detmold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mager Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Thrall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thrall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thrall, with the one closest to Thrall listed first.
- Thorndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laneport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Circleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Circleville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- San Gabriel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Gabriel is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
- Coupland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
- Granger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jonah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jonah is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
- Hutto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Donahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Donahoe is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bartlett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Sweden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thrall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thrall.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Thrall ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thrall.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Thrall. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Thrall and those printed in the larger area surrounding Thrall.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Thrall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Thrall:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Travis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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 Thrall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thrall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |