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 Travis (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 Travis. 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 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.
Travis is located in Falls 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 Falls County: Bell, Limestone, McLennan, Milam & Robertson.
Below are the counties that are near Travis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Travis:
- Falls County (The home county of Travis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Travis, with the one closest to Travis listed first.
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lott
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Wilderville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Barclay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Durango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Highbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Chilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blevins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Mooreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travis, with the one closest to Travis listed first.
- Ocker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Cyclone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Meeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Oenaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Edgeworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heidenheimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Temple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Academy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Academy is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Little River Academy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travis, with the one closest to Travis listed first.
- Kosse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Hur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travis, with the one closest to Travis listed first.
- Bruceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rosenthal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Lorena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Downsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Riesel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hewitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Beverly Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Woodway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travis, with the one closest to Travis listed first.
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baileyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Jones Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Maysfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buckholts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Branchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Val Verde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Val Verde is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travis, with the one closest to Travis listed first.
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Bremond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Calvert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Elliot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Hearne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Travis, see our County-by-County Page for Travis.
Cemeteries Near Travis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Travis.
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 Travis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Travis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Travis, with the one closest to Travis listed first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluebonnet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of Vistation Catholic Cemetery
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Barclay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Travis had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Travis, with the one closest to Travis listed first.
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lott
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Barclay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Wilderville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Durango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Ocker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Chilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Cyclone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Ben Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Baileyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Belfalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belfalls is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfalls
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Travis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Travis.
Newspapers Published in Travis ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Travis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Travis, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Travis.
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 Travis:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Falls County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Limestone County
- McLennan County
- Milam County
- Robertson 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> | 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 Travis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Travis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |