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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 Union Hill (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 Union Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Union Hill is located in Bell 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 Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.

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

  • Bell County     (The home county of Union Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
    • Moffat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Brookhaven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nolanville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harker Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Walker Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
    • Pendleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Temple
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Killeen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McNair Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • McNair Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
    • Chaffee Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
  • Burnet County
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
    • The Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Flat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • Leon Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mound
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
    • Lime City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Comanche Village I
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
    • Comanche Village II
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
    • Comanche Village III
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
    • Oglesby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Montague Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Montague Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Blevins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Durango
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Mooreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Westphalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Barclay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Chilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • North Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Lott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Golinda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Lampasas County
    • Kempner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
    • Moody
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
    • Eddy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
    • Woodway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milam County
    • Val Verde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
    • Schwertner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jarrell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Union Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Hill.

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 Union Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Trimmier Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flint Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Moffat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellwood Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • North Belton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Union Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Hill.

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

  • Moffat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Brookhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Nolanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • The Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Belton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pendleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Killeen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Temple
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitson is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
  • Mound
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Moody
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
    • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Salado
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Union Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Hill.

Newspapers Published in Union Hill ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Hill.

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 Union Hill:

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 Union Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.