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 Wardlaw (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 Wardlaw. 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 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.
Wardlaw is located in McLennan 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 McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.
Below are the counties that are near Wardlaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wardlaw:
- McLennan County (The home county of Wardlaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardlaw, with the one closest to Wardlaw listed first.
- East Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Bellmead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Beverly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Northcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northcrest is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
- Lacy - Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Robinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Mott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bosqueville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardlaw, with the one closest to Wardlaw listed first.
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oenaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardlaw, with the one closest to Wardlaw listed first.
- Greenock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Valley Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cayote
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Laguna Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardlaw, with the one closest to Wardlaw listed first.
- McGregor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oglesby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lime City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardlaw, with the one closest to Wardlaw listed first.
- Golinda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Satin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Otto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Chilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McClanahan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Bruceville - Eddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Blevins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Durango
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardlaw, with the one closest to Wardlaw listed first.
- Mount Calm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tyson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Aquilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Penelope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chatt is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
- Malone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bynum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wardlaw, with the one closest to Wardlaw listed first.
- Watt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Prairie Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Hur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Kirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Delia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Frosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Coolidge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kosse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wardlaw, see our County-by-County Page for Wardlaw.
Cemeteries Near Wardlaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wardlaw.
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 Wardlaw - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wardlaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wardlaw, with the one closest to Wardlaw listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374686 <2>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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 outside and to the east of Waco.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5694 <2>
- Restland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Wardlaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wardlaw.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wardlaw, with the one closest to Wardlaw listed first.
- East Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Robinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Elm Mott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bosqueville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Hewitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenthal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Riesel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ritchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Battle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Speegleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wardlaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wardlaw.
Newspapers Published in Wardlaw ...
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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wardlaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wardlaw, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wardlaw.
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 helpful 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 Wardlaw:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to McLennan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- Hill County
- Limestone 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 Wardlaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wardlaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |