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 Texas (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 Texas. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Texas is located in Marion County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Walker, Winston, Itawamba (MS) & Monroe (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Texas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Texas:
- Marion County (The home county of Texas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Brilliant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Guin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Thornhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Bear Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Bazemore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Gu - Win
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Kirkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bankston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Berry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Ashcraft Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Phil Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hodges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Beaverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sulligent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Detroit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kennedy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- New Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Eldridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Carbon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slicklizzard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Townley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Saragossa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Edgil
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Coal Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Corona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Gamble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Farriss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Natural Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Delmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Boar Tush
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Haleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Double Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Littleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Ashridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Pebble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Texas, see our County-by-County Page for Texas.
Cemeteries Near Texas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Texas.
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 Texas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Texas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Dutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hallmark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Box Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- O'Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (685 more) ...
- Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Texas had a population of 306 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Texas, with the one closest to Texas listed first.
- Glen Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Eldridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gold Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Carbon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Nauvoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Ashbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbank is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank
- Natural Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Guin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Townley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Texas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Texas.
Newspapers Published in Texas ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Texas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Texas, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Texas.
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 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 Texas:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Lamar County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | 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 Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Texas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |