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 Utley (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 Utley. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Utley is located in Bastrop 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 Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Utley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Utley:
- Bastrop County (The home county of Utley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Utley, with the one closest to Utley listed first.
- Wyldwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Phelan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Camp Swift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Bastrop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hills Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- McDade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Upton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Bateman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utley, with the one closest to Utley listed first.
- Lytton Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Saint Johns Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Pettytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Mendoza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Niederwald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- McMahan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McMahan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
- Delhi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Uhland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utley, with the one closest to Utley listed first.
- Kirtley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kirtley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
- Stellar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Cistern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utley, with the one closest to Utley listed first.
- Goforth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Buda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hays
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Kyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Mountain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utley, with the one closest to Utley listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Fedor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Giddings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utley, with the one closest to Utley listed first.
- Webberville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Littig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Del Valle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Manda ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- Daffan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- New Sweden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Pilot Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Cele
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Utley, with the one closest to Utley listed first.
- Coupland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beyersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Hutto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jollyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thrall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Brushy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Utley, see our County-by-County Page for Utley.
Cemeteries Near Utley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Utley.
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 Utley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Utley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Utley, with the one closest to Utley listed first.
- Walker - Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wrights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sayers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers Cemetery
- The Sayers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sayersville Cemetery
- Speir Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ike Brown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2603 <2>
- Easley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comanche Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Hog Eye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lockwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Utley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Utley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Utley, with the one closest to Utley listed first.
- Sayersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Webberville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bastrop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Littig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Hills Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McDade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Del Valle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Upton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Utley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Utley.
Newspapers Published in Utley ...
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 328 newspapers that have been published in the area around Utley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Utley, 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 Utley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Utley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bastrop County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Fayette County
- Hays County
- Lee County
- Travis 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> | 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 Utley, 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- Utley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |