Our Genealogy Helper

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 Ashmore (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 Ashmore. 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.

Ashmore is located in Gaines 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 Gaines County: Lea (NM), Andrews, Dawson, Martin, Terry & Yoakum.

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

• Gaines County     (The home county of Ashmore)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ashmore, with the one closest to Ashmore listed first.
  • White City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gaines County
  • Loop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
    • Loop is located in Gaines County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <2>
  • Seagraves
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
    • Seagraves is located in Gaines County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <2>
  • Seminole
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
    • Seminole is located in Gaines County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <2>
• Dawson County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ashmore, with the one closest to Ashmore listed first.
  • Welch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Welch is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <2>
  • Lamesa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
    • Lamesa is located in Dawson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
    • Lamesa has also been known as:
    • La Mesa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <2>
  • Los Ybanez
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ybanez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
    • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • O'Donnell
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Donnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
    • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
• Terry County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ashmore, with the one closest to Ashmore listed first.
  • Wellman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Terry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <2>
  • Brownfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
    • Brownfield is located in Terry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <2>
  • Tokio ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
    • Tokio is located in Terry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokio <2>
  • Meadow
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
    • Meadow is located in Terry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Ashmore ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashmore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashmore, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashmore.

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 Ashmore:

• Websites specific to Texas
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

• Pages specific to Gaines County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Dawson County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Terry County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Gaines County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Texas

Cemeteries Near Ashmore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashmore.

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

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

• Foster Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
• Fairview Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
• Union Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
• Pride Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pride Cemetery
• Gaines County Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Seagraves.
  • The Gaines County Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Seagraves Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #301151 <4>
• Gomez Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gomez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gomez Cemetery
• Old County Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old County Cemetery
• County Memorial Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Memorial Cemetery
• New Mt. Zion Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Seminole.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218666 <4>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358311 <4>
  • ODonnell Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the ODonnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ODonnell Cemetery
  • Gaines County Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Seminole.
    • The Gaines County Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gaines County South Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218389 <4>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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