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 Varisco (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 Varisco. 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 doctors 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.
Varisco is located in Brazos 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 Brazos County: Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Varisco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Varisco:
- Brazos County (The home county of Varisco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Varisco, with the one closest to Varisco listed first.
- Stone City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Rye ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Bryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- College Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Tabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Wixon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Wellborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kurten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Millican
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Farm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Varisco, with the one closest to Varisco listed first.
- Cooks Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Tunis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Snook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chriesman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frenstat
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Birch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Deanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grimes County
- Iola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Varisco, with the one closest to Varisco listed first.
- Dime Box
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dime Box
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Hicks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Tanglewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Varisco, with the one closest to Varisco listed first.
- Gause
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Milano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Maysfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Marlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Minerva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Rockdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jones Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Cameron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Varisco, with the one closest to Varisco listed first.
- Mumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Benchley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Hearne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wheelock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Calvert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Baden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Owensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Varisco, with the one closest to Varisco listed first.
- Quarry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Gay Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rehburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Varisco, see our County-by-County Page for Varisco.
Cemeteries Near Varisco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Varisco.
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 Varisco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Varisco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Varisco, with the one closest to Varisco listed first.
- Draper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- The Draper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moseley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3285 <2>
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Baptist Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Caldwell.
- The Salem Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Post Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515702 <2>
- Goodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Teals Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- The Goodwill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jones Cemetery
- Willie C. Jones Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501676 <2>
- Cooks Point Brethren Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mumford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Cook's Point Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kramer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Cemetery
- The Kramer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Germania Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4681 <2>
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Varisco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Varisco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Varisco, with the one closest to Varisco listed first.
- Cooks Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Mumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tunis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Benchley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Bryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- College Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sutton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Chriesman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Tabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gause
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hearne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Varisco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Varisco.
Newspapers Published in Varisco ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Varisco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Varisco, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Varisco.
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 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 Varisco:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Brazos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burleson County
- Grimes County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Robertson County
- Washington 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> | 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- Varisco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Varisco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |