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 Williamson (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 Williamson. 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.
Williamson is located in Travis 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 Travis County: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Williamson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamson:
- Travis County (The home county of Williamson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Sunset Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Tanglewood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- West Lake Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
- Barton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Shady Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manchaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- San Leanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Onion Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Carl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Mustang Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Wyldwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bateman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Red Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phelan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Blanco County
- Cypress Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burnet County
- Spicewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Niederwald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Mendoza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Uhland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Lytton Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Maxwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reedville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Saint Johns Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Elm Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Comal County
- Royal Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Redwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Staples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Hays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Buda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flatrock Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Fitzhugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Goforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Driftwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dripping Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Gainor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Wimberley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Anderson Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- Jollyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Cedar Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leander
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hutto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coupland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williamson, see our County-by-County Page for Williamson.
Cemeteries Near Williamson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamson.
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 Williamson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williamson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williamson, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williamson Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Texas State Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery Annex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 in Austin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5704 <2>
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Williamson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williamson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamson, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Manchaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bluff Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Carl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Buda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Creedmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Del Valle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Daffan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Driftwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Volente
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunlap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williamson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamson.
Newspapers Published in Williamson ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williamson, 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 Williamson.
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 Williamson:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Travis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Caldwell County
- Comal County
- Guadalupe County
- Hays County
- Williamson 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 Williamson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williamson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |