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 Topsey (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 Topsey. 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.
Topsey is located in Coryell 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 Coryell County: Bell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas & McLennan.
Below are the counties that are near Topsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Topsey:
- Coryell County (The home county of Topsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Topsey, with the one closest to Topsey listed first.
- Comanche Village III
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
- Saint Elijah Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Comanche Village I
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
- Comanche Village II
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
- Montague Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montague Village is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
- Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bee House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- Purmela
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fort Gates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Gatesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topsey, with the one closest to Topsey listed first.
- Copperas Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chaffee Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
- McNair Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McNair Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
- Walker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walker Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
- Killeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxdale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maxdale is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
- Ding Dong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ding Dong is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
- Brookhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Harker Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nolanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moffat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Burnet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topsey, with the one closest to Topsey listed first.
- Briggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Naruna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Naruna is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topsey, with the one closest to Topsey listed first.
- Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
- Ohio ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ohio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Whiteway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
- Whiteway has also been known as:
- White Way
- McGirk ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGirk is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Lampasas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topsey, with the one closest to Topsey listed first.
- Izoro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kempner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
- Lampasas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nix
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nix is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Lometa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Senterfitt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Topsey, with the one closest to Topsey listed first.
- Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
- Williamson County
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Topsey, see our County-by-County Page for Topsey.
Cemeteries Near Topsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Topsey.
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 Topsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Topsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Topsey, with the one closest to Topsey listed first.
- Rock Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gotcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pidcoke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kempner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Copperas Cove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Groves Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Browning Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Townsen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Straley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Topsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Topsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Topsey, with the one closest to Topsey listed first.
- Pidcoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pidcoke is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke
- Kempner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bee House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Lampasas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakalla is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakalla
- Killeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxdale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maxdale is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
- Purmela
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Evant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fort Gates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Gatesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnylane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Topsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Topsey.
Newspapers Published in Topsey ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Topsey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Topsey, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Topsey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Topsey:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Coryell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Burnet County
- Hamilton County
- Lampasas County
- Mills County
- Williamson 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 Topsey, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Topsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |