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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 Victoria (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 Victoria. 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 and hospitals 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.

Victoria is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

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

  • Limestone County     (The home county of Victoria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Kirk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Prairie Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Frosa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Watt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Ben Hur
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Coolidge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Groesbeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tehuacana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thornton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Fallon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Kosse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Otto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McClanahan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Stranger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Marlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Satin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Golinda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • North Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Reagan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Chilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Highbank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • Mooreville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Wortham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Gin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kirvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Teague
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Mount Calm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Penelope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Abbott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Irene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bynum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
    • Tyson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Mart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
    • Battle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Hallsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Elk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Riesel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Axtell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Leroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellmead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Downsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • East Waco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • Elm Mott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Navarro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Dawson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Navarro Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Pursley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Purdon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Dresden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Bremond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Seale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale

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

Cemeteries Near Victoria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Victoria.

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

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

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

  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wise Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oklahoma Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Horn Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Delia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Billington Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pavelka Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Metina Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (192 more) ...
    • Honest Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Friedens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Kirk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kirk is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Prairie Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
  • Frosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frosa is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
  • Battle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Battle is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Horn Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
  • Riesel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Calm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Axtell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Harrison is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Perry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Groesbeck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • McClanahan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Tehuacana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thornton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Victoria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Victoria.

Newspapers Published in Victoria ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Victoria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Victoria, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Victoria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Victoria:

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 Victoria, 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' (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- Victoria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.