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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 Webbville (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 Webbville. 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.

Webbville is located in Coleman 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 Coleman County: Brown, Callahan, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels & Taylor.

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

  • Coleman County     (The home county of Webbville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webbville, with the one closest to Webbville listed first.
    • Burkett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Santa Anna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Novice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Glen Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Goldsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Valera
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Trickham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Talpa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webbville, with the one closest to Webbville listed first.
    • Cross Cut
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Lake Brownwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • May
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bangs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Early
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Callahan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webbville, with the one closest to Webbville listed first.
    • Cross Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Rowden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
    • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
    • Denton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Denton is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton has also been known as:
      • Denton Valley
    • Putnam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Baird
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Baird is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <1>
    • Eula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
    • Clyde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clyde is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
  • Comanche County
    • Sipe Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webbville, with the one closest to Webbville listed first.
    • Rising Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Okra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
    • Carbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cisco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cisco is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <1>
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webbville, with the one closest to Webbville listed first.
    • Lawn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Potosi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Potosi is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi

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

Cemeteries Near Webbville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webbville.

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

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

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

  • Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dressy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Cut Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Caddo Peak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oglesby Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Panther Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mud Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Silver Valley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Webbville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webbville.

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

  • Burkett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Cut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Cross Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Cottonwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Silver Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
  • Coleman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thrifty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thrifty is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
  • Rising Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
  • Santa Anna
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Novice
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • May
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Scranton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Scranton is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton

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

Newspapers Published in Webbville ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webbville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webbville, 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 Webbville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Webbville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Webbville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Webbville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.