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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 Weir (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 Weir. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Weir is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam & Travis.

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

  • Williamson County     (The home county of Weir)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weir, with the one closest to Weir listed first.
    • Walburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Serenada
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
    • Sun City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • Granger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jarrell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hutto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
    • Schwertner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Round Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Taylor is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Hoxie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Brushy Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
  • Bastrop County
    • Elgin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weir, with the one closest to Weir listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Salado
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Vilas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Sparks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Ding Dong
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
    • Academy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Little River Academy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Little River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harker Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Maxdale ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Maxdale is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
    • Belton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nolanville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weir, with the one closest to Weir listed first.
    • Briggs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bertram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oatmeal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weir, with the one closest to Weir listed first.
    • Davilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Thorndale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Val Verde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Tracy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Tracy is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weir, with the one closest to Weir listed first.
    • Pflugerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Windemere
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Cele
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cele is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
    • Three Points
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Three Points is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Wells Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Kings Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • New Sweden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Manda ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Manda is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
    • Manor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Manor is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
    • Jonestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Daffan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Daffan is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan

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

Cemeteries Near Weir ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weir.

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

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

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

  • Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evangelical Free Church (EFC) Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Salyer - Millard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sloan - Easley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Granger.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2708 <2>
  • New Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Denison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Corn Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Whiteley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Whitley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<3>

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

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

  • Jonah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonah is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
  • Walburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Theon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Theon is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
  • Hutto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <1>
  • Circleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Circleville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Granger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Corn Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Corn Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Hill
  • Round Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
  • Bartlett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rices Crossing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
    • Florence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leander
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Weir ...

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 265 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weir.

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

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 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 Weir:

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