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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 Willman (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 Willman. 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 and hospitals 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.

Willman is located in Bastrop 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 Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.

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

  • Bastrop County     (The home county of Willman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willman, with the one closest to Willman listed first.
    • Togo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
    • Rosanky
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kovar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
    • Upton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Hills Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
    • Smithville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alum Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Jeddo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Red Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bastrop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bateman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bateman is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
    • Phelan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
    • Camp Swift
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willman, with the one closest to Willman listed first.
    • Delhi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Pettytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
    • Elm Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Taylorsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • McMahan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • McMahan is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
    • Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Saint Johns Colony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
    • Tilmon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
    • Lytton Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
    • Seawillow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
    • Brownsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • McNeil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McNeil is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
    • Lockhart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willman, with the one closest to Willman listed first.
    • Stellar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Stellar is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Cistern
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Cistern is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
      • Former names for Cistern:
      • Cockrell's Hill
      • Milton
      • Whiteside's Prairie
    • Kirtley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
    • Colony
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Colony is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • West Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Muldoon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Flatonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hostyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • Freyburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Praha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Warda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Engle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willman, with the one closest to Willman listed first.
    • Waelder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Harwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ottine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willman, with the one closest to Willman listed first.
    • Moulton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Komensky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Moravia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Gleckler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willman, with the one closest to Willman listed first.
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Giddings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Knobbs Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
    • Fedor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Lincoln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willman, with the one closest to Willman listed first.
    • Garfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Elroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Elroy is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
    • Webberville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Littig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Littig is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
    • Del Valle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilot Knob
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Creedmoor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Willman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willman.

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

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

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

  • Old Bartons Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Young Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rosanky Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Psencik Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeddo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Cistern Public Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern Public Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cistern Public Cemetery is located in Cistern.
      • The Cistern Public Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cistern Cemetery
      • Nassau Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1356394 <2>
    • Colorado Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Willman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willman.

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

  • Upton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Upton is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • String Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
  • Stellar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
  • Hills Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
  • Cistern
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cistern is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
    • Former names for Cistern:
    • Cockrell's Hill
    • Milton
    • Whiteside's Prairie
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeddo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
  • Alum Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
  • Delhi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Red Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bastrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Colony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Muldoon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Taylorsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville

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

Newspapers Published in Willman ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willman.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Willman:

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