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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 McAdoo (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 McAdoo. 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 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.

McAdoo is located in Dickens 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 Dickens County: Cottle, Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Kent, King, Motley & Stonewall.

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

  • Dickens County     (The home county of McAdoo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
    • Afton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dickens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Spur
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Crosby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
    • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
      • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
    • Crosbyton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
      • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <1>
    • Cone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ralls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Owens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
      • Owens is located in Crosby County
    • Farmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Crosby County
    • Cap Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock
      • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County
    • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 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>
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
    • Dougherty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Floydada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 northwest)
      • 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
    • Cedar Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
      • Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
  • King County
    • Dumont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in King County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <1>
  • Motley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
    • Roaring Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Matador
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
      • Matador is located in Motley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <1>
    • Russellville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Motley County

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

Newspapers Published in McAdoo ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around McAdoo.

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

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 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 McAdoo:

Cemeteries Near McAdoo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McAdoo.

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

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

  • McAdoo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Amity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Afton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Afton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Afton Cemetery
  • Crosbyton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Espuela Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Scott Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
  • Roaring Springs Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roaring Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roaring Springs Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • East Mound Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Mound Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ralls Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 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
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Cone Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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

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 McAdoo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McAdoo.

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

  • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
    • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
  • Matador
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
    • Matador is located in Motley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <1>
  • Cone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Floydada
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 northwest)
    • 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 McAdoo. See our List of 1890's Communities around McAdoo.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McAdoo. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McAdoo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McAdoo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7340, Longitude: -101.0063       In this case, the coordinates for McAdoo 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 McAdoo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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