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 Volente (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 Volente. 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.
Volente 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 Volente. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Volente:
- Travis County (The home county of Volente)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volente, with the one closest to Volente listed first.
- Jonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hudson Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
- Lago Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nameless ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless has also been known as:
- Cross Creek
- Fairview
- Buffalo Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point Venture
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point Venture is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Point Venture has also been known as:
- Point Venture village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <1>
- The Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
- Briarcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bee Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Lost Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Bastrop County
- Mustang Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volente, with the one closest to Volente listed first.
- Cypress Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Round Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burnet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volente, with the one closest to Volente listed first.
- Spicewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oatmeal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bertram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shovel Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Marble Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
- Mormon Mill has also been known as:
- Mormon Colony
- Meadowlakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Cottonwood Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burnet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Briggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volente, with the one closest to Volente listed first.
- Fitzhugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Bear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Dripping Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hays
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Driftwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Gainor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Buda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flatrock Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Henly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Mountain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Goforth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Kyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Llano County
- Horseshoe Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volente, with the one closest to Volente listed first.
- Anderson Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Cedar Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jollyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Serenada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Serenada is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
- Sun City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Hutto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Volente, see our County-by-County Page for Volente.
Cemeteries Near Volente ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Volente.
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 Volente - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Volente covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Volente, with the one closest to Volente listed first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Darter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonnet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McNeil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Preece Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jollyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pond Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bagdad Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Hensel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Volente had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Volente had a population of 589 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Volente, with the one closest to Volente listed first.
- Cedar Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McNeil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McNeil is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smithwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithwick is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
- Daffan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cypress Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Volente. See our List of 1890's Communities around Volente.
Newspapers Published in Volente ...
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 329 newspapers that have been published in the area around Volente.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Volente, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Volente.
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 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 Volente:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Hays County
- Llano 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> | 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 Volente, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Volente) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |