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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 Tracy (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 Tracy. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Tracy is located in Milam 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 Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.

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

  • Milam County     (The home county of Tracy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tracy, with the one closest to Tracy listed first.
    • Minerva
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rockdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckholts
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Cameron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Val Verde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorndale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Davilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Marlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Milano
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <1>
    • Silver City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Milam County
    • Maysfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Burlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tracy, with the one closest to Tracy listed first.
    • Edgeworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgeworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgeworth
      • From Tracy to Edgeworth
    • Vilas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meeks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
    • Cyclone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cyclone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cyclone
      • From Tracy to Cyclone
    • Holland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Academy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocker
      • From Tracy to Ocker
    • Heidenheimer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
      • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <1>
    • Little River-Academy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burleson County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tracy, with the one closest to Tracy listed first.
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Rosebud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Westphalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westphalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westphalia
      • From Tracy to Westphalia
    • Wilderville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilderville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilderville
      • From Tracy to Wilderville
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tracy, with the one closest to Tracy listed first.
    • Hicks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Tracy to Hicks
    • Tanglewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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 Tracy to Tanglewood
    • Lexington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Blue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Knobbs Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Old Dime Box
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fedor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Tracy to Fedor
  • Robertson County
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tracy, with the one closest to Tracy listed first.
    • Laneport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 Tracy to Laneport
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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 Tracy to Friendship
    • Hoxie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Thrall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Granger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Beyersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Schwertner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwertner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwertner
      • Schwertner is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schwertner <1>
    • Coupland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Walburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Weir
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Hutto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Tracy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tracy.

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

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

  • Tracy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tracy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tracy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holtzclaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holtzclaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holtzclaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moss Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilleland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilleland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilleland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grantham - Miles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantham - Miles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantham - Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norman Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Andres Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Andres Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Andres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grelner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grelner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grelner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Urban Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urban Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urban Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...
    • Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Felton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill 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.<6>

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

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

  • San Gabriel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Gabriel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
    • San Gabriel is located in Milam County
  • Minerva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckholts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Thorndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Cameron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Davilla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Laneport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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 Tracy to Laneport
  • Milano
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
    • Milano is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <1>
  • Vilas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Donahoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
    • Donahoe is located in Bell County
  • Hicks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Tracy to Hicks
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rogers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Milam County
    • Ben Arnold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
      • Ben Arnold is located in Milam County

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

Newspapers Published in Tracy ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tracy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tracy, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tracy.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Tracy:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tracy. 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>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- Tracy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tracy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7421, Longitude: -97.0973    
<5>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.
<6>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 Tracy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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