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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 Crosbyton (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 Crosbyton. 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.

Crosbyton is located in Crosby County and is the County Seat.

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 Crosby County: Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Kent, Lubbock, Lynn & Motley.

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

  • Crosby County     (The home county of Crosbyton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosbyton, with the one closest to Crosbyton listed first.
    • Owens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
      • Owens is located in Crosby County
    • Ralls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Crosby County
    • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
      • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
    • Cone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cap Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock
      • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County
    • Farmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
    • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
      • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
    • Lorenzo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenzo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
      • Lorenzo is located in Crosby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorenzo <1>
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
  • Dickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosbyton, with the one closest to Crosbyton listed first.
    • McAdoo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • McAdoo is located in Dickens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <1>
    • Dickens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Spur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
      • Spur is located in Dickens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <1>
    • Afton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosbyton, with the one closest to Crosbyton listed first.
    • Dougherty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Floydada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
      • Floydada is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <1>
    • Della Plain ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Della Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
      • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
  • Garza County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosbyton, with the one closest to Crosbyton listed first.
    • Verbena ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Garza County
    • Southland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
      • Southland is located in Garza County
  • Hale County
    • Petersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lubbock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosbyton, with the one closest to Crosbyton listed first.
    • Becton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
    • Idalou
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ransom Canyon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Canyon
      • Ransom Canyon is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom Canyon <1>
    • Slaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Canyon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
    • Kitalou
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
    • Posey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
      • Posey is located in Lubbock County
  • Motley County
    • Roaring Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
      • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Crosbyton ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crosbyton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Crosbyton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Crosbyton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Crosbyton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Crosbyton.

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 Crosbyton:

Cemeteries Near Crosbyton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crosbyton.

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

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

  • Crosbyton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosbyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosbyton Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Ralls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ralls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ralls.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralls Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #229638 <5>
  • Old Emma Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Emma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Emma Cemetery
  • McAdoo Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAdoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAdoo Cemetery
  • Cone Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cone Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
  • Lorenzo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • West Side Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
  • Espuela Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Espuela Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Espuela Cemetery
  • Estacado Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Idalou Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dickens Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
    • Amity Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity 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 Crosbyton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crosbyton.

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

  • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
    • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
  • Cone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
    • Estacado is located in Crosby County
  • Floydada
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
    • Floydada is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <1>
  • Della Plain ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Della Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
    • Della Plain is located in Floyd County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crosbyton. 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>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crosbyton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crosbyton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6413, Longitude: -101.2377       In this case, the coordinates for Crosbyton 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 Crosbyton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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