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 Vinson (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 Vinson. 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 and 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.
Vinson is located in Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Vinson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vinson:
- Travis County (The home county of Vinson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Sunset Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rollingwood is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- West Lake Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
- Onion Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- San Leanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Barton Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Pilot Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Manchaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Carl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Mustang Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Wyldwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Cedar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bateman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Red Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phelan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Bastrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Swift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Blanco County
- Cypress Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burnet County
- Spicewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Niederwald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Mendoza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Uhland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Lytton Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Saint Johns Colony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Lockhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maxwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reedville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Martindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Elm Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Pettytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Redwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Staples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Hays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Buda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flatrock Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Goforth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Mountain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Fitzhugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Kyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Driftwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Gainor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Woodcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcreek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
- San Marcos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Jollyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Anderson Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Cedar Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hutto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coupland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vinson, see our County-by-County Page for Vinson.
Cemeteries Near Vinson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vinson.
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 Vinson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Williamson Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Texas State Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery Annex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5704 <2>
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Vinson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vinson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vinson, with the one closest to Vinson listed first.
- Bluff Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Manchaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Del Valle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creedmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Daffan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Goforth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Garfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Webberville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vinson.
Newspapers Published in Vinson ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vinson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vinson, 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 Vinson.
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 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 Vinson:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Caldwell County
- Guadalupe County
- Hays 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 Vinson, 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- Vinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |