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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 Anton (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 Anton. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Anton is located in Hockley 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 Hockley County: Bailey, Cochran, Hale, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry & Yoakum.

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

  • Hockley County     (The home county of Anton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anton, with the one closest to Anton listed first.
    • Roundup
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
      • Roundup is located in Hockley County
    • Whitharral
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitharral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitharral
      • Whitharral is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitharral <2>
    • Smyer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer
      • Smyer is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyer <2>
    • Opdyke West
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
      • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Levelland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
      • Levelland is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <2>
    • Pep
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pep have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pep
      • Pep is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pep <2>
    • Ropesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lockettville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
      • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
    • Sundown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
      • Sundown is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <2>
  • Bailey County
    • Bula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
      • Bula is located in Bailey County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bula <2>
  • Cochran County
    • Whiteface
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteface have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
      • Whiteface is located in Cochran County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteface <2>
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anton, with the one closest to Anton listed first.
    • Cotton Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
      • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
    • Abernathy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hale Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hale City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
      • Hale City is located in Hale County
  • Lamb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anton, with the one closest to Anton listed first.
    • Spade
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
      • Spade is located in Lamb County
    • Littlefield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
      • Littlefield is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefield <2>
    • Hart Camp ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
      • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
    • Fieldton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldton
      • Fieldton is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fieldton <2>
    • Amherst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Olton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sudan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
      • Sudan is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudan <2>
    • Springlake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake
      • Springlake is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springlake <2>
  • Lubbock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anton, with the one closest to Anton listed first.
    • Shallowater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Reese Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
      • Reese Village is located in Lubbock County
    • New Deal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Wolfforth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lubbock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitalou
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
    • Canyon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
    • Becton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
    • Idalou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Slide
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
      • Slide is located in Lubbock County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Anton ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Anton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Anton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Anton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Anton.

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 either 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 Anton:

Cemeteries Near Anton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anton.

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

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

  • Anton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Whitharral Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitharral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitharral Cemetery
  • Littlefield Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlefield Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Center Plains Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Levelland Municipal Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Amherst Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amherst Cemetery
  • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Abernathy.
    • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Strip Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <4>
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
  • Hale Center Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • City of Lubbock Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ropesville Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ropesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ropesville Cemetery
    • Olton Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olton 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.<5>

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

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

  • Lubbock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Hale City ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
    • Hale City is located in Hale County

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

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Anton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8113, Longitude: -102.1621       In this case, the coordinates for Anton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Anton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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