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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 Wixon Valley (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 Wixon Valley. 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.

Name Variations for Wixon Valley ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Wixon Valley: Wixon Vly. (or less commonly used: Wixon Vally. or Wixon Vlly.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Wixon Valley is located in Brazos 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 Brazos County: Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson & Washington.

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

  • Brazos County     (The home county of Wixon Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wixon Valley, with the one closest to Wixon Valley listed first.
    • Kurten
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Boonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
    • Bryan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Edge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
    • College Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Wellborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stone City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • Millican
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Allen Farm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Navasota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
      • Navasota is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <1>
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wixon Valley, with the one closest to Wixon Valley listed first.
    • Tunis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Cooks Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Snook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <1>
    • Clay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
    • Caldwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
    • Chriesman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wixon Valley, with the one closest to Wixon Valley listed first.
    • Iola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <1>
    • Bedias
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Roans Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
      • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <1>
    • Shiro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Anderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <1>
    • Apolonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apolonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wixon Valley, with the one closest to Wixon Valley listed first.
    • Wealthy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
    • Normangee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
      • Normangee is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <1>
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Flynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Leon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wixon Valley, with the one closest to Wixon Valley listed first.
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • North Zulch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • George is located in Madison County
    • Madisonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wixon Valley, with the one closest to Wixon Valley listed first.
    • Gause
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gause have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
      • Gause is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gause <1>
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wixon Valley, with the one closest to Wixon Valley listed first.
    • Wheelock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mumford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <1>
    • Hearne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Elliot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • New Baden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Owensville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
    • Calvert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
  • Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Wixon Valley ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wixon Valley.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wixon Valley:

Cemeteries Near Wixon Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wixon Valley.

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 Wixon Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wixon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wesson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesson Cemetery
  • New Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Kizer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kizer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kizer Cemetery
  • Kurten Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Holuber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holuber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holuber Cemetery
  • Fridel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fridel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fridel Cemetery
  • Tryson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tryson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tryson Cemetery
  • Henry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Cottonwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cottonwood Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Wixon Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wixon Valley.

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

  • Kurten
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Tabor is located in Brazos County
  • Bryan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
  • Harvey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Harvey is located in Brazos County
  • Benchley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
  • College Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wheelock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Sutton is located in Robertson County
  • Iola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Grimes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <1>
  • Mumford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
    • Mumford is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <1>
  • Wellborn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Keith
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
    • Keith is located in Grimes County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • Hearne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Tunis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County

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

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

The official website for Brazos County: www.co.brazos.tx.us/

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 from Point A (ie- Wixon Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wixon Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7639, Longitude: -96.3193       In this case, the coordinates for Wixon Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Wixon Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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