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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 Willow City (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 Willow City. 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 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.

Willow City is located in Gillespie 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 Gillespie County: Blanco, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano & Mason.

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

  • Gillespie County     (The home county of Willow City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow City, with the one closest to Willow City listed first.
    • Eckert
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
      • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
    • Stonewall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blumenthal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
      • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
    • Fredericksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Albert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
      • Albert is located in Gillespie County
    • Luckenbach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cain City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
      • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
    • Grapetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
    • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
      • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
    • Tivydale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
      • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
    • Doss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow City, with the one closest to Willow City listed first.
    • Hye
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
      • Hye is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <1>
    • Sandy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Johnson City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Flugrath ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flugrath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
      • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
    • Cypress Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Blanco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow City, with the one closest to Willow City listed first.
    • Granite Shoals
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
      • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <1>
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
      • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <1>
    • Meadowlakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Marble Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow City, with the one closest to Willow City listed first.
    • Bankersmith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
    • Sisterdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow City, with the one closest to Willow City listed first.
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
      • Click is located in Llano County
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
      • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <1>
    • Kingsland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <1>
    • Llano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Castell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
      • Castell is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <1>
    • Buchanan Dam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
      • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow City, with the one closest to Willow City listed first.
    • Loyal Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
      • Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
    • Hilda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
      • Hilda is located in Mason County
    • Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedwigs Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
      • Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County

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

Newspapers Published in Willow City ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow City, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow City.

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 Willow City:

Cemeteries Near Willow City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow City.

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 Willow City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Willow City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow City Cemetery
  • Eckert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eckert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eckert Cemetery
  • Youngs Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rode Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rode Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
  • Welgehausen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welgehausen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welgehausen Cemetery
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmidt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmidt Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Davis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3183 <5>
  • Rusche Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rusche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rusche Cemetery
  • Roberts / Shelley / Hardin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (101 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.<6>

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

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

  • Blowout
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Blowout is located in Blanco County
  • Stonewall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fredericksburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hye
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
    • Hye is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <1>
  • Click ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Click is located in Llano County
  • Oxford ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Llano County
  • Sandy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Luckenbach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Johnson City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Mountain
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Loyal Valley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
    • Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
  • Llano
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shovel Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
    • Castell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
      • Castell is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <1>
    • Blanco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow City. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4007, Longitude: -98.7015    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Willow City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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