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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 Youngsport (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 Youngsport. 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.

Youngsport is located in Bell 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 Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.

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

  • Bell County     (The home county of Youngsport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngsport, with the one closest to Youngsport listed first.
    • Ding Dong
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
    • Maxdale ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Maxdale is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
    • Harker Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Killeen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nolanville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chaffee Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
    • Fort Hood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • McNair Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • McNair Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
    • Walker Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Walker Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
    • Copperas Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookhaven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Belton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngsport, with the one closest to Youngsport listed first.
    • Briggs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bertram
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Oatmeal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngsport, with the one closest to Youngsport listed first.
    • Montague Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Montague Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
    • Comanche Village I
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
    • Comanche Village II
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
    • Comanche Village III
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
    • Flat
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • The Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Leon Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mound
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngsport, with the one closest to Youngsport listed first.
    • Kempner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
    • Lampasas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngsport, with the one closest to Youngsport listed first.
    • Davilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Val Verde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngsport, with the one closest to Youngsport listed first.
    • Florence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jarrell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Andice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Schwertner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sun City is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • Serenada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Serenada is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenada
    • Walburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Weir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Georgetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Granger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Leander
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <1>
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship

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

Cemeteries Near Youngsport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Youngsport.

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

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

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

  • Lawler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayberry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Killeen.
    • The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Okay Community Cemetery
    • Browns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2610 <2>
  • Ratliff Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Land Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Salado Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Killeen Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Toby Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...
    • Gillum Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Smart Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Corn Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Youngsport had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Maxdale ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Maxdale is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
  • Florence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Killeen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Nolanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Salado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Corn Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Corn Hill is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Hill
  • Oakalla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakalla is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakalla
  • Mahomet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahomet is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Theon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Theon is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
  • Belton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookhaven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Kempner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Walburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bartlett
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Youngsport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Youngsport.

Newspapers Published in Youngsport ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Youngsport.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Youngsport:

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 Youngsport, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Youngsport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.