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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 Vick (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 Vick. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Vick is located in Concho 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 Concho County: Coleman, McCulloch, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher & Tom Green.

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

  • Concho County     (The home county of Vick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vick, with the one closest to Vick listed first.
    • Eola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lowake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Paint Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
      • Paint Rock is located in Concho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Rock <1>
    • Eden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Concho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
    • Live Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Concho County
    • Millersview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Coke County
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vick, with the one closest to Vick listed first.
    • Doole ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
      • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
      • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
  • Runnels County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vick, with the one closest to Vick listed first.
    • Miles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Runnels County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <1>
    • Rowena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ballinger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Tom Green County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vick, with the one closest to Vick listed first.
    • Vancourt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mereta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mereta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mereta
      • Mereta is located in Tom Green County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mereta <1>
    • Veribest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Veribest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
      • Veribest is located in Tom Green County
    • San Angelo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Orient
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Tom Green County
    • Christoval
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Vick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vick.

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 Vick - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lakeview Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mereta-Eola Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Denis Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denis Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Denis Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denis Family Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the south of Vancourt.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484309 <4>
  • Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Paint Rock.
    • The Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paint Rock Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5871 <4>
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the north of Eden.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3369 <4>
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the southwest of Eden.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4881 <4>
  • Miles Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of San Angelo.
    • The Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Johnson's Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4771 <4>
  • Harriett Community Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Protestant Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Millersview Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millersview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Millersview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the northeast of Millersview.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5261 <4>

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

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

  • Paint Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Paint Rock is located in Concho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Rock <1>
  • Eden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Concho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
  • Miles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Runnels County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <1>
  • Rowena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • San Angelo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Christoval
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ballinger
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Vick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vick.

Newspapers Published in Vick ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vick, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vick.

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 either 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 Vick:

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>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.
<5>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- Vick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3410, Longitude: -100.0920       In this case, the coordinates for Vick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Vick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.