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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 Wilderville (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 Wilderville. 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 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.

Wilderville is located in Falls County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Falls County: Bell, Limestone, McLennan, Milam & Robertson.

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

  • Falls County     (The home county of Wilderville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilderville, with the one closest to Wilderville listed first.
    • Highbank
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosebud
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Reagan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <1>
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Lott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
      • Lott is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <1>
    • Marlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Westphalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Durango
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Durango
      • From Wilderville to Durango
    • Stranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Satin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
      • Satin is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <1>
    • Mooreville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Golinda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilderville, with the one closest to Wilderville listed first.
    • Meeks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
    • Ocker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocker
      • From Wilderville to Ocker
    • Cyclone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cyclone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cyclone
      • From Wilderville to Cyclone
    • Edgeworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgeworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgeworth
      • From Wilderville to Edgeworth
    • Oenaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oenaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oenaville
      • From Wilderville to Oenaville
    • Rogers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Heidenheimer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
      • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <1>
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Temple
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Academy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pendleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <1>
    • Little River-Academy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Little River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Limestone County
  • McLennan County
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilderville, with the one closest to Wilderville listed first.
    • Baileyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maysfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Silver City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Marlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Buckholts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
      • Buckholts is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <1>
    • Gause
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Minerva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Milano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <1>
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilderville, with the one closest to Wilderville listed first.
    • Hammond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hammond
      • From Wilderville to Hammond
    • Bremond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Calvert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Owensville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Elliot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliot
      • From Wilderville to Elliot
    • Hearne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <1>
    • Franklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • New Baden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Wilderville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilderville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Powers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Caddo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caddo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caddo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bozeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Herndon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Facieo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Facieo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Facieo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...
    • Stoneham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoneham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoneham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Allday - Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allday - Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allday - Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4510 <4>

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wilderville had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Baileyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosebud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clarkson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Milam County
  • Travis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis
    • Travis is located in Falls County
  • Burlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hammond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hammond
    • From Wilderville to Hammond
  • Reagan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Reagan is located in Falls County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <1>
  • Jones Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ben Arnold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
    • Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
  • Lott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
    • Lott is located in Falls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <1>
  • Bremond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Marlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Westphalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Barclay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barclay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
    • Maysfield
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Wilderville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilderville.

Newspapers Published in Wilderville ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilderville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilderville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilderville.

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 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 Wilderville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilderville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wilderville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilderville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilderville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1046, Longitude: -96.8828       In this case, the coordinates for Wilderville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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