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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 Whitson (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 Whitson. 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.

Whitson is located in Coryell 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 Coryell County: Bell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas & McLennan.

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

  • Coryell County     (The home county of Whitson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitson, with the one closest to Whitson listed first.
    • Lime City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • The Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • McGregor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oglesby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Flat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • South Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Fort Gates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • Coryell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Coryell is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • Gatesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitson, with the one closest to Whitson listed first.
    • Moffat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Pendleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Troy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookhaven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Temple
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Belton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Oenaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Nolanville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walker Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
    • Harker Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chaffee Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitson, with the one closest to Whitson listed first.
    • Valley Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cayote
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cayote is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
    • Greenock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitson, with the one closest to Whitson listed first.
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Blevins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Mooreville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Durango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Golinda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • North Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Chilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Satin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Westphalia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Lott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Barclay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitson, with the one closest to Whitson listed first.
    • Moody
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
    • Bruceville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eddy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lorena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Crawford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
    • Woodway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Speegleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Rosenthal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Beverly Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Robinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Whitson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitson.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moody - Leon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Naler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Station Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Horne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whitson had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Moody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
  • The Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Lime City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
  • McGregor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oglesby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Moffat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Leon Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Pendleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eddy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bruceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Troy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • South Bosque
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Bosque is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque

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

Newspapers Published in Whitson ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitson.

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 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 Whitson:

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